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The Impact of ChatGPT on Law Enforcement 
21 April 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A new Tech Watch Flash report by Europol's Innovation Lab provides key findings of workshops which explored how criminals can abuse ChatGPT, and how it may assist investigators in their daily work. Read more
EU Europol
ChipMixer Taken Down 
7 April 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
ChipMixer, an unlicensed cryptocurrency mixer, was taken down by German and US authoritieson 15 March 2023, with help from Europol, Belgium, Poland, and Switzerland. The platform, which was set up in 2017, specialised in mixing/cutting trails related to virtual currency assets, making it attractive … Read more
EU Europol Money Laundering
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
Successful EU Most Wanted Fugitives Campaign 2022 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
With 14 cases of fugitive criminals solved, the 2022 campaign of the Europe’s Most Wanted Fugitives website marked its most successful year since 2019. The website, launched in 2016, provides profiles of fugitives and the possibility to send a (anonymous) message to the ENFAST teams … Read more
EU Europol
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
Hit Against Chinese Human Trafficking 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of February 2023, law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland took down a sex trafficking ring in the biggest hit against Chinese human trafficking in Europe ever. The international prostitution ring kept hundreds of Chinese women trapped … Read more
EU Europol Trafficking in Human Beings
Fourth Edition of SIRIUS EU Digital Evidence Situation Report 
3 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 22 December 2022, Europol, Eurojust and the EJN published the 2022 edition of the SIRIUS European Union Digital Evidence Situation Report. This report includes the results of SIRIUS’ large-scale research made in 2021 delving into the complexity of cross-border investigations involving electronic evidence. Read more
EU Europol Eurojust European Judicial Network (EJN) Law Enforcement Cooperation
Results of Operation Shield III against Illicit Medicine Trafficking and Doping Substances 
12 January 2023 (updated 2 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
During the third edition of operation SHIELD, carried out between April and October 2022, law enforcement and customs authorities in 28 countries were able to seize illegal medicines and doping substances worth over €40 million. 349 suspects were arrested or reported to judicial authorities. Read more
EU OLAF Europol
CEO and BEC Fraud Dismantled 
12 January 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of December 2022, a Joint Investigation Team made up of authorities from Romania, Italy, and the Ukraine - with the support of Eurojust and Europol - dismantled an organised crime group (OCG) suspected of money laundering and CEO and BEC (Business E-Mail … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Money Laundering
Hit Against Super-Cartel of Drugs Trafficking 
12 January 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Between 8-19 November 2022, an operation conducted by law enforcement authorities from Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates led to the take-down of a "super-cartel" controlling one third of cocaine trade in Europe. With the support of Europol's … Read more
EU Europol Organised Crime
Major Hit Against Counterfeiting 
12 January 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A Europol-coordinated operation to take down websites offering counterfeit goods or involved in online piracy resulted in the takedown of 2526 websites, the disconnection of 32 servers used to distribute and host illegal content for 2294 television channels, and the shutdown of 15 online shops … Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
Hit against Poly-Criminal Network 
12 January 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
An action day on 22 November 2022 resulted in the arrest of 44 individuals suspected of belonging to a high-risk criminal network. Criminal organisations had been working together to carry out large-scale poly-criminal activities in and outside the EU, including drug trafficking, money laundering, … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Organised Crime
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
Europol Supports EPPO in Breaking up VAT Fraud Scheme 
28 December 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 29 November 2022, a major VAT fraud scheme worth an estimated €2.2 billion was uncovered by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). The bust was supported by Europol and its European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC) as well as by law enforcement agencies … Read more
EU Europol
Guidelines for First Responders in Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Cases 
28 December 2022 (updated 3 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 18 November 2022, Europol published the public version of a new set of Guidelines for First Responders in Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Cases. The guidelines are targeted at persons that, in their professional capacity, are among the first to be informed about a … Read more
EU Europol
Operation OPSON XI: Almost 15 Million Litres of Illicit Beverages Pulled Off the Shelves 
2 December 2022 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
During the operation OPSON XI targeting food fraud almost 15 million litres of beverages (including alcohol and wine) and almost 27,000 tonnes of fake food were seized. The results of the operation were reported by OLAF and Europol on 17 November 2022. Read more
EU OLAF Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy