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New EU Cyber Solidarity Act 
16 June 2023 (updated 1 year, 8 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2023
On 18 April 2023, the Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/881 as regards managed security services and presented a Cybersecurity Skills Academy.With the EU Cyber Solidarity Act, the Commission aims … Read more
EU Security Union Legislation Cybercrime
Discussion and Criticism of Proposal to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse 
15 June 2023 (updated 2 years, 9 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2023
The EP's rapporteur published a draft report on the on the controversial Commission proposal for a regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. While the rapporteur generally welcomed the Commission's approach, the European Parliament's Research Service raised concerns about privacy and technical implications in a study published in April 2023. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Legislation European Parliament Commission Cybercrime
End of Monopoly Market 
24 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In a joint action conducted at the end of April and coordinated by Europol, together with authorities from nine countries from inside and outside the EU, “Monopoly Market” - an illegal dark web marketplace mainly for buying and selling drugs - was shut down. Altogether … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime Organised Crime
Genesis Market Taken Down 
24 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 4 April 2023, a law enforcement operation involving Europol and Eurojust shut down a notorious hacker marketplace that sold citizens' identities to criminals. The marketplace isted for sale the identities of over 2 million people. Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime Organised Crime Law Enforcement Cooperation
Takedown of Crypto Exchange Platform Blitzlato 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A joint action between law enforcement and judicial authorities from numerous countries led to the takedown of the digital infrastructure used by the cryptocurrency exchange platform Blitzlato. The action was led by French and US authorities and supported by Europol. The operation also involved … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Ransomwere Group "HIVE" Eliminated 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
An operation between 13 countries and Europol led to the takedown of the ransomware HIVE. Over the last several years, the malicious software was used to compromise and encrypt the data and computer systems of large IT and oil multinationals in the EU and … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Takedown of Spoofing Website 
12 January 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In November 2022, a coordinated action between judicial and law enforcement authorities from ten countries (including several EU Member States and third countries, such as Australia, Canada, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States), supported by Eurojust and Europol, led to the takedown of … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Cybercrime
Hit Against Investment Fraud 
23 November 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A coordinated action undertaken in November 2022 revealed a case of large-scale investment fraud using cryptocurrencies, with the estimated number of victims in the hundreds of thousands. Using dozens of call centres in numerous countries and hundreds of online platforms, members of the organised crime … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Cybercrime
German Bundesrat: Statement on Proposal to Combat Child Sexual Abuse Online 
18 October 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
In an opinion of 5 October 2022, the German Bundesrat welcomed the Commission's objective to combat child sexual abuse online, but it also raises several criticisms regarding the draft EU Regulation. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Artificial Intelligence (AI) Legislation Cybercrime
Takedown of Online Investment Fraud with Help by Eurojust and Europol 
6 October 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
An Action Day, carried out on 6 September 2022, resulted in the arrests of two authorised disposers of a network operating various fraudulent online investment platforms. Over 100 victims from 11 different countries lost several million euros through these platforms, which promised profits for … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Cybercrime
Proposal for a New Cyber Resilience Act 
6 October 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 15 September 2022, the Commission proposed a new Cyber Resilience Act. It aims to offer consumers and businesses better protection from products with inadequate security features by introducing mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements throughout their entire lifecycle. Read more
EU Legislation Cybercrime
136 Tools against Ransomware 
2 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Celebrating six years of the launch of the portal No More Ransom (→ eucrim 3/2016, p. 128), Europol took stock of the successful public-private partnership. Today, the portal offers 136 free tools for 165 ransomware variants in order to assist victims of ransomware . Together … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
New Controversies around Proposal to Combat Child Sexual Abuse Online 
2 September 2022 (updated 2 years, 9 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2022
The Commission's proposal to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online remains controversial. While more than 70 child rights organisations support the EU’s proposed law to protect children from sexual abuse in an open letter, the European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor pointed out the serious risk the proposal presents for fundamental rights in their Joint Opinion of 28 July 2022. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Artificial Intelligence (AI) Legislation European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Cybercrime
New Cybercrime Judicial Monitor Published 
26 July 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 30 June 2022, Eurojust published the seventh issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor(CJM), an annual publication offering an update on legislative and other developments as well as court rulings regarding cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime. In the seventh issue, special attention is paid to … Read more
EU Eurojust Cybercrime
Take-Down of RaidForums 
21 June 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of April 2022, Operation TOURNIQUET resulted in the successful take-down of the illegal marketplace ‘RaidForums’, one of the world’s biggest hacker forums selling access to high-profile database leaks. These leaks mainly belonged to several US corporations and contained information for millions of … Read more
Europol Cybercrime
Survey on the Experience of SMEs with Cybercrime 
13 June 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 12 May 2022, a Eurobarometer survey about the impact of cybercrime on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) was published. Between 26 November and 17 December 2021, nearly 13,000 interviews with SME representatives in all 27 EU countries were conducted by Ipsos European Public … Read more
EU Cybercrime