The world is taking a major step to fight online crime. A new United Nations (UN) cybercrime treaty is scheduled to be signed in Hanoi, Vietnam.
This treaty is designed to create a global set of rules for tackling different kinds of online offences.
Currently, fighting cybercrime is difficult because laws are different in every country. A hacker operating in one nation can easily attack a victim in another and avoid punishment.
The new UN treaty aims to fix this. It seeks to establish common definitions for cybercrimes and improve international cooperation.
The treaty is expected to help law enforcement deal with serious global offenses, such as:
- Hacking and large-scale data theft.
- Online fraud and financial scams.
- Cyberattacks that target critical infrastructure.
By agreeing on unified laws, countries will make it easier to share evidence, arrest suspects, and shut down criminal networks that operate across borders. The signing in Hanoi represents a major push toward making the internet safer and more accountable worldwide.
