New York [US], October 25 (ANI/WAM): Sixty-five nations have signed a landmark United Nations treaty in Hanoi aimed at tackling cybercrime, a move Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed as a historic step toward a safer digital world.

Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the Convention against Cybercrime establishes the first universal framework for investigating and prosecuting offences committed online - from ransomware and financial fraud to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

"The UN Cybercrime Convention is a powerful, legally binding instrument to strengthen our collective defences against cybercrime," said Guterres at the signing ceremony on Saturday.

"It is a testament to the continued power of multilateralism to d

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