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Liaison Office Opened in Tirana 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 11 July 2019, Europol officially opened its first liaison office in the Western Balkans, namely in Tirana, Albania. Read more
EU Europol
Europol 20th Anniversary Website 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In view of the 20th anniversary, Europol created a dedicated subpage on its website offering information on its history in an interactive way. Read more
EU Europol
Dark Web Marketplaces Taken Down 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2019, two major dark web marketplaces, the “Wall Street Market” and the “Silkkitie” (known as the Valhalla Marketplace), were taken down in an international operation between Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and several US authorities together with the support of Europol … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Malware Group Dismantled 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In mid-May 2019, GozNym, a cybercriminal network offering cybercrime as a service was able to be dismantled through an international operation between Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Moldova, Ukraine, and the USA. Criminal services offered by GozNym included, for instance, bulletproof hosters, money mule networks, crypters, spammers, … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Taken Down 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 22 May 2019, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency mixing services ‘Bestmixer.io’ was shut down in a joint action of the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in cooperation with authorities in Luxembourg and at Europol.A cryptocurrency mixing service offers to mix … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Results of Action Week Against Human Trafficking 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From 8-14 April 2019, Europol ˗ together with 23 EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland ˗ conducted an action week against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation. The action resulted in 46 arrests and the identification of 323 potential … Read more
EU Europol
Cyber-Telecom Crime Report 2019 Published 
28 May 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In April 2019, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and Trend Micro Research published a joint Cyber-Telecom Crime Report 2019. Trend Microis a global provider of enterprise data security and cybersecurity solutions. The report intends to help stakeholders in the industry navigate the telecom threat landscape. … Read more
EU Europol
EMSC Activity Report 2018 Published 
28 May 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 25 March 2019, Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) published its activity report for the year 2018.The EMSC was set up in February 2016 to support Member States’ investigations and to increase cooperation and coordination among law enforcement agencies.According to the report, … Read more
EU Europol
Cooperation with the European Merchant Risk Council 
28 May 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 5 April 2019, Europol’s EC3 and the European Merchant Risk Council (MRC Europe) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combat serious organised crime, especially in the area of e-commerce fraud. MRC is an independent, non-profit business association that promotes collaboration between eCommerce payment … Read more
EU Europol
Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce Enlarged 
28 May 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Sweden and Poland have joined Europol’s Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT). J-CAT operates within Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and aims to enhance collaboration between law enforcement authorities in tackling major cybercrime threats and facilitating cross-border investigations. The 24/7 taskforce primarily deals with cyber-dependent … Read more
EU Europol
Operation MISMED 2 
13 May 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of March 2019, Europol reported that operation MISMED 2 resulted in the seizure of illegally trafficked medicines worth more than €165 million, 435 arrests, and the disruption of 24 organised crime groups. The international operation (carried out between April and October 2018) … Read more
EU Europol
FinCEN Liaison Officer at Europol 
13 May 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 21 February 2019, representatives of Europol and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)of the United States Department of the Treasury met to discuss possibilities for further cooperation, especially with regard to the exchange of financial information. The agencies agreed on the deployment of … Read more
EU Europol
Cooperation with Perseuss 
13 May 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 February 2019, Europol signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Perseuss to enhance their efforts to combat online fraud. Perseuss is a global platform based on fraud records of merchants from across the globe who aim to share fraud intelligence. Europol and Perseuss have … Read more
EU Europol
EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol 
13 May 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In order to provide law enforcement authorities in the EU with a tool for immediate response to major cross-border cyber-attacks, the Council of the EU adopted an EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol. The Protocol, on which Europol reported in March 2019, is part … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime Law Enforcement Cooperation
Eurojust/Europol Report on Encryption 
19 April 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 11 January 2019, Eurojust and Europol published their first joint report on encryption offering an overview of the state of play in this area. Encryption is defined as the process of converting data, such as messages or pieces of information, in a way … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust
Manipulated Tennis Competitions 
19 April 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of January 2019, an operation against an organised criminal group suspected of manipulating professional tennis competitions led to the arrest of 83 suspects, 28 of them professional players. Professional players had been bribed to guarantee predetermined results. Members of the OCG then … Read more
EU Europol