Irish Examiner view: We must tackle virtual crimes too

Online safety

Borders and jurisdictions mean nothing when it comes to online crimes.

If the attack on gardaí in Ballyfermot recently illustrates one of the challenges facing the force, yesterday revealed yet another battle front in the ongoing fight against crime.

A recent international police operation was shown to have an Irish dimension when arrests were made here as part of the shutdown of the iSpoof.cc site, which is estimated to have stolen €115m from people all over the world.