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It was already a big issue prior to the pandemic, but what we saw during COVID was that fraud really accelerated. That includes fraud associated with pandemic release schemes, the increase internal fraud risks with businesses moving to hybrid working and the fact that al; of us moved our lives online which gave criminals huge opportunities to scam us. Kathryn WestmoreSenior Research Fellow31 May 2023long-arrowMore from RUSITopicschevron-rightRegionschevron-rightProjectschevron-rightMembershipchevron-rightRUSI Job Vacancieschevron-rightAbout RUSIchevron-right
