• The United Nations has recently made significant progress in combating cybercrime with the adoption and signing of the first global treaty—the UN Convention against Cybercrime. 
• Supreme Court has recently urged the Government of India to consider ratifying this UN Convention against Cybercrime, highlighting the need for global cooperation to effectively tackle issues like digital arrest scams and online fraud.

• The UN cybercrime treaty, officially called the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, is the first comprehensive global treaty adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2024.
• Criminalizes core cyber offenses: unauthorized access, data and system interference, online fraud, forgery, child sexual exploitation, grooming, non-consensual intimate image sharing.
• Facilitates international cooperation: mutual legal assistance, extradition, and rapid electronic evidence sharing through 24/7 contact points.
• Ensures respect for human rights and non-intervention in domestic affairs.
• Supports technical assistance, preventive measures, and capacity building for law enforcement.
• Establishes a governance mechanism via a Conference of States Parties to monitor compliance and adopt future protocols.

• Widely recognized as a milestone in global digital governance to combat the growing cross-border cyber threats.
• Opened for signature in late 2025, binding entry after 40 ratifications.
• Critically needed to address challenges like "digital arrest" scams and online child abuse.
• India's government is under judicial and public scrutiny on whether it will ratify the treaty given the rising cybercrime concerns.​

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