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The main objective of this seminar is to train EU legal practitioners on the fundamentals of computer forensics enabling them to gain an understanding of the complex challenges related to criminal cases with tech/internet components. This event will focus on dark web investigations.

In a report of January 2023, Eurojust informs practitioners and policymakers of the main challenges encountered in Eurojust casework on transfer of proceedings and to highlight the role that Eurojust has played in overcoming such issues. Eurojust pleads for a new EU legal instrument and makes proposal on its contents.

On 13 February 2023, Frontex published the figures for irregular border crossings in the year 2022. With around 330,000 detected, irregular border crossings, the figure is the highest since 2016. In addition, the number had increased by 64% compared to 2021. Between 24 February …

On 23 January 2023, Frontex and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine signed a grant agreement to support Ukrainian border officers in performing their duties during the winter months. The grant, which was signed remotely, is endowed with €12 million. It covers equipment used …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …