- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 13th, 2014
Microsoft Teams Up with Europol, FIS and OAS Against Cybercrime
The aim is to increase cooperation between law enforcement and the private sector
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 5th, 2014
Europol Publishes Report on Police Ransomware
The “Threat Assessment on Police Ransomware” is an initiative of the EC3 and the NHTCU
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 30th, 2014
Romanian Payment Card Fraud Ring Dismantled by Romanian and French Authorities
The operation has been coordinated by the Europol’s EC3
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 27th, 2014
Polish Police Arrest 5 Bulgarians Allegedly Involved in Payment Card Fraud Scheme
Some of the suspects were caught while making fraudulent ATM withdrawals or cloning cards
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 6th, 2013
Microsoft and Law Enforcement Agencies Take a Crack at ZeroAccess Botnet
The disruptive action doesn't fully eliminate the botnet's activities
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 5th, 2013
International Payment Card Fraud Ring Based in Latvia Shut Down
Eight individuals have been arrested by law enforcement authorities coordinated by Europol
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 6th, 2013
29 Card Fraudsters Arrested by Canadian, French and German Police
Operation Spyglass has been supported by Europol's EC3
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 1st, 2013
Two Ukrainians Arrested for Selling Access to 21,000 Hacked Servers
The suspects were detained by Spanish authorities in Madrid
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 21st, 2013
Europol Publishes 2012 General Report on Agency’s Activities – Video
The report contains an interesting cybercrime section
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 28th, 2013
43 Individuals Who Used Stolen Credit Card Data to Purchase Airline Tickets Arrested
European law enforcement agencies crack down on airline fraudsters
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 27th, 2013
US Authorities and Europol Seize 328 Domains Used to Sell Counterfeit Items
Law enforcement agencies from several European countries took part in the operation
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2013
Indonesian, Korean and Dutch Police Join Europol’s Virtual Global Taskforce
The taskforce consists of 12 law enforcement agencies and 11 private sector partners
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 19th, 2013
Europol Says There Are 3,600 Active Organized Crime Groups in the EU
Europol has released the 2013 EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 11th, 2013
Europol and Finnish Authorities Dismantle Asian Credit Card Fraud Ring
The group has stolen around 70,000 EUR ($91,000) in Europe alone
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 14th, 2013
Spanish Police and Europol Dismantle Largest Ransomware Cybercrime Ring – Video
11 individuals have been arrested as part of Operation Ransom
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 10th, 2013
Europol Launches European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)
The official opening will take place on January 11, 2013
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 17th, 2012
Cloning Connection: Europol Coordinates the Arrests of 56 Alleged Card Fraudsters
An illegal credit card factory has been shut down in Bulgaria