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Hit Against Spear Phishing 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 March 2018, after a two-year cybercrime investigation, 20 suspects were arrested for banking fraud that netted €1 million from hundreds of customers of two major banking institutions. The spear phishing e-mails were used by a Romanian and Italian organised criminal group to … Read more
EU Eurojust
SIENA Record in 2017 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In 2017, for the first time, more than one million SIENA messages were exchanged among Europol, Member States and third parties.SIENA is the Secure Information Exchange Network Application, managed by Europol which enables a swift and secure communication and exchange of operational and … Read more
EU Europol
Coalition against Financial Crime 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of February, Europol, Thomson Reuters and the World Economic Forum launched a new public/private coalition with the aim to mobilise and influence decisions-makers at the highest levels in the fight against financial crime and modern slavery. In particularly, the coalition wants … Read more
EU Europol
Partnership with FIOD 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 16 February 2018, Europol signed a strategic partnership on financial investigations with the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD).Through the partnership, the level of information exchange between the two agencies will be increased:Cooperation;Mutual assistance;Expertise and knowledge sharing.Furthermore, … Read more
EU Europol
Global Customs-Police Operation Seizes 41,000 Cultural Goods 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From October to early December 2017, a first-time global customs-police operation, codenamed ATHENA, took place to counter the illicit trafficking of cultural objects, theft, and looting as well as internet sales.The results were as follows:Over 41,000 cultural goods, e.g., coins, paintings, drawings, … Read more
EU Europol Law Enforcement Cooperation
Trace an Object 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of February 2018, Europol uploaded 25 new objects to its Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object webpage (see eucrim 2/2017, p. 61)Since publication of the website in May 2017, Europol has received more than 18.300 tips from … Read more
EU Europol
Decryption Tool for GrandCrab Available 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Under the supervision of the General Prosecutor’s Office (DIICOT), together with Bitdefender and Europol, the Romanian Police (IGPR) developed a decryption tool for victims of GrandCrab ransomware. The tool is available free of charge from www.nomoreransom.org.GrandCrab encrypts files on a victim’s computer. … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
New Executive Director Appointed 
6 June 2018 (updated 7 years, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 8 March 2017, Catherine de Bolle was appointed new Executive Director of Europol by the European Council.Catherine de Bolle currently holds the position of Commissioner General of the Belgian Federal Police. Her term at Europol will begin on 1 May 2018 when the … Read more
EU Europol
Action Days Against Online Terrorist Propaganda 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 14 and 15 March 2018, two Referral Action Days took place with the aim of identifying and flagging online terrorist propaganda on WordPress.com, a blogging service, and VideoPress, a video-hosting service for WordPress sites. During the two days, more than 900 instances were reported … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Migrant Smuggling Ring Dismantled 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 21 March 2018, a joint operation between Slovenia, Kosovo, the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), and Europol led to the arrest of 12 migrant smugglers operating in the Balkans. Over the past year, this organized criminal group smuggled … Read more
EU Europol
Malware Mastermind Arrested 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of March 2018, the leader of the criminal gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks was arrested in Spain. Since 2013, the gang had been using forms of malware (called Anunak, Carbanak, and Cobalt) to attack banks, e-payment systems, and financial … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Operation against Glass Eel Trafficking 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of April, a two-year investigation against an organised criminal group illegally exporting glass eels to Asia. The operation led to the successful arrest of 10 members of the OCG, the seizure of 350 kg of live glass eels, and €40,000 in … Read more
EU Europol
Judicial Statistics 2017 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
According to its Judicial Statistics 2017, the number of cases brought before the Court of Justice and the General Court of the EU exceeded 1600 in 2017 as it did in 2016: a total of 1656 cases were brought before the two courts, … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies’ Network Sets Priorities 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 25 January 2018, the EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies’ network presented its work in 2017 and priorities for 2018 to the LIBE Committee.The network is currently composed of nine agencies: CEPOL, EASO, EIGE, EMCDDA, eu-LISA, Eurojust, Europol, FRA, and Frontex. EIGE … Read more
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