Adoption of the UN Convention against Cybercrime – EU position
The Convention is meant to enable international cooperation, subject to robust conditions and human rights safeguards, to prevent any potential…
Eurojust: Support for German-Cypriot operation targeting €10m investment fraud
German and Cypriot authorities have launched a coordinated operation to block 13 fake investment platforms, with support from Eurojust and…
ENISA: Prioritising eHealth cybersecurity against emerging challenges
Rising digitalisation and interconnectedness in healthcare has increased the sector’s exposure to cyber threats, raising concerns regarding medical data being…
Eurojust: Global investigation takes down malware targeting millions of people
A global operation, supported by Eurojust, has led to the takedown of servers of infostealers, a type of malware used to…
Encrypted platform used by organised crime: 51 arrests in wide-scale operation
During a global operation, authorities from around the globe took down an encrypted communication platform used for criminal activities such…
Dangerous malware systems: Operation Endgame coordinated by Eurojust
In an unprecedented operation against aggressive and dangerous computer malware, authorities in the European Union and beyond have taken actions…
Understanding cybercrime – EP Research Service analysis
Cybercrime is a major threat to society that generates billions of euros for its perpetrators. It is a form of…
Online fraud with cryptocurrencies: Eurojust and Europol actions across Europe
At the request of the Swiss authorities, Eurojust has coordinated several actions against an online fraud network in EU Member…
Europol: 5 arrested in Poland for running hosting service for cybercrime gangs
This week, the Polish Central Cybercrime Bureau (Centralne Biuro Zwalczania Cyberprzestępczości) under the supervision of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in…
Eurojust: Main iSpoof website admin sentenced to 13 years
iSpoof, a website that allowed criminals to impersonate trusted corporations, was taken down in November 2022 in an international joint…
ECR Group: Making cryptocurrencies crime-proof
Strasbourg 19 April 2023 “Criminals and terrorists will soon have a hard time using Bitcoin...
Fraudulent online investment platform: Eurojust & Europol support five high-value arrests
13 April 2023 Eurojust and Europol have supported a new coordinated action against a fraudulent...
Eurojust action to take down the Genesis Market
Online market selling stolen account credentials to criminals worldwide taken down in multi-country effort dubbed...
The criminal use of ChatGPT: Europol organizes a number of workshops
The Hague, 27 March 2023 In response to the growing public attention given to ChatGPT,...
New strike against encrypted criminal communications: Exclu dismantled
6 February 2023 Judicial and law enforcement authorities in the Netherlands and Germany have dealt...
Europol Cybercrime Conference: Future-proofing policing in the digital age
The Hague, 21 October 2022 More than 300 experts from law enforcement, the private sector...
Fighting organised crime: EMPACT reports on 31,000 arrests between 2018 and 2021
Brussels, 15 July 2022 The European multi-disciplinary platform against criminal threats (EMPACT) closed its 2018-2021...
Cybercrime: EU Commission proposes mandate for new UN Convention
Brussels, 29 March 2022 Today, the Commission proposed a negotiating mandate enabling the EU to...
Cybercrime: Europol’s ‘Say No!’ campaign travels to the Western Balkans
06 October 2021 A simple photograph could turn into a never-ending cycle of blackmail for...
The Cyber Blue Line – a Europol spotlight report
It all started in 1854 at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War when...
Europol: Dark Web hitman identified through crypto-analysis
Europol supported the Italian Postal and Communication Police (Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni) in arresting...
What is the EU doing to combat cybercrime?
Citizens turn to the European Parliament to ask what the EU is doing to combat...
Victims of cyberbullying [What Europe does for you]
With European elections coming up in May 2019, you probably want to know how the...
Victims of cybercrime [What Europe does for you]
With European elections coming up in May 2019, you probably want to know how the...