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Cyber-Attack Simulation Exercise 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 31 October 2019, Europol conducted the first law enforcement exercise of this kind (CyLEEx19), simulating a cross-border cyberattack on critical infrastructure. The exercise, which was organised by EC3 and ENISA, brought together 20 cybercrime investigators and cybersecurity experts from the public and private … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Guidelines and Recommendations on Spear Phishing 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 4 November 2019, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) published a report on how to prevent, respond to, and investigate spear phishing attacks.Spear phishing describes the practice of targeting specific individuals within an organisation or business for the purposes of distributing malware or extracting … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
More Cooperation with EUIPO 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 7 November 2019, Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed a formal agreement to enhance their cooperation in the fight against intellectual property crime. The agreement continues the work that was already started in 2016, when the two agencies created … Read more
EU Europol
Council Calls for New Knowledge-Sharing Platform to Support Law Enforcement 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
To better connect experts, tools, initiatives, and services in the area of digital data, Europol has been called on to develop a knowledge-sharing platform – the “Novel Actionable Information” (NAI). Read more
EU Security Union Europol Law Enforcement Cooperation
Joint Action Plan with Europol Signed 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 7 June 2019, Frontex and Europol signed a new joint Action Plan. The Action Plan foresees a more structured exchange of information between the two agencies. Read more
EU Europol Frontex
Report on Cybercrime Challenges 
9 September 2019 (updated 1 year, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2019
Eurojust and Europol published a joint report on common challenges when combating cybercrime. The challenges are analysed from two perspectives: law enforcement and the judicial. Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Cybercrime
Operation Against Illicit Fire Arms Trafficking 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 17 July 2018, Europol reported on the Joint Operation “ORION” which was carried out in three operational phases from September 2018 until January 2019. The Joint Operation was conducted by Moldovan and Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, which seized about 300 pieces of small … Read more
EU Europol
Europol Report on Disruptive Technologies and Future Crime 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 18 July 2019, Europol published a report that aims at identifying security threats in relation to new emerging technologies, which can have disruptive effects. Read more
EU Europol Law Enforcement Cooperation
Cooperation with New Zealand 
9 September 2019 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2019
On 11 June 2019, Europol and the New Zealand Police signed a Working Arrangement and Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of strengthening their fight against serious crime. Read more
EU Europol
Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment 
9 September 2019 (updated 4 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2019
Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office published a joint EU-wide intellectual property (IP) crime threat assessment analysing the emerging threats and impact of IP crime in the EU. Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
New Reporting Series Kicked Off 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In mid-June, Europol published its first report in a new series called “Europol Specialist Reporting”. The first report, published by Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre, looks at women in Islamic State propaganda. Read more
EU Europol Terrorism
Cooperation with NTT Security 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 June 2019, Europol and NTT Security signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their efforts against cybercrime. Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Law Enforcement Cracks Down on GrandGrab 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
European and international law enforcement agencies released a decryption tool for the latest version of the most prolific ransomware family GrandCrab. Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Operation OPSON Seizes Fake Food and Drink Products 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From December 2018 to April 2019, Europol’s Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition and INTERPOL coordinated Operation OPSON, which resulted in the seizure of some 16,000 tonnes and 33 million litres of potentially dangerous fake food and drink products. Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2019 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2019 (TE-SAT 2019) was recently published. It outlines the latest developments with regard to jihadist terrorism, ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorism, left-wing and anarchist terrorism, right-wing terrorism, and single-issue terrorism. Read more
EU Europol Terrorism
New Task Force to Combat Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 2 July 2019, Europol launched a new task force to strengthen its fight against criminal networks involved in migrant smuggling and trafficking of human beings. Read more
EU Europol Organised Crime