On December 20, 2022, an event named “Cybercrime and the negative consequences of risky virtual games” was held at Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent.

It was attended by cyber security Department representatives of Internal Affairs for combating crimes in the sphere of information technology captain Sh.E.Mamatkulov, B.M.Atakulov and B.Sh.Khudoyberdiev. The issues of negative consequences of risk-oriented virtual games in online casinos 1xBet, Mostnet and other bookmaker companies through the network were discussed.

The event was opened by the first vice-rector of the university A.Ashurov, who noticed that, as information and communication technologies develop, along with the use of their benefits and conveniences, information security becomes a relevant issue.

“In today’s era of globalization, the worldview of young people is changing day by day. One of the main reasons for this is due to their active use of modern information communications, quick awareness of news and events happening in the world. From this point of view, in our country, where most of the population is young people, it is important to prevent and combat cyber threats to them” – said Sh.E.Mamatkulov.

During the event, students were shown useful information on the topic, as well as video clips showing real life events related to cybercrime, which is now a frequent occurrence. It mainly covers the injuries caused by carelessness, the situation of victims of cybercrimes and those who committed them.

At the end of the discussion, students received detailed answers to all their questions.