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Virus lockdown could fuel radicalization – Europol
Europol director Catherine De Bolle says the pandemic's worldwide economic and social impacts could escalate existing discontents
Migrant smuggling set to surge as coronavirus lockdown eases – Europol
Europol said in its latest report that illegal migration slowed down during the coronavirus lockdown, but was bound to shoot up once restrictions are lifted
Europe's most wanted online sex offender gets 20 years in Cebu
Nelson Siacor Torayno is also ordered to pay P2 million in fines
Dozens held in global money laundering swoop – Europol
The swoop during September and November results in 228 arrests of people involved in so-called money muling, Europol says
Ransomware attacks 'getting bolder' – Europol
Police and the private sector 'confirm a diminishing number of ransomware attacks targeting individual citizens' but adds they are 'becoming more bold' as they look for profitable targets
Europe's most wanted online child sex offender nabbed in Cebu
The arrest of Nelson Siacor Torayno, a 32-year-old Filipino, was kept from the public for months following his arrest due to ongoing investigations, according to the International Justice Mission
672 arrested in global swoop on fake food and drink – Interpol
In Zimbabwe, authorities seized soft drinks containing high levels of the active ingredient in drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction
Global task force helps save 240 child sex victims
Victim Identification Task Force of Europol, with the help of law enforcers around world, rescues over 240 victims of child sex abuse and arrests almost 100 offenders since 2014
Threat 'acute' as jihadist attacks double in 2017 – Europol
In its annual report, Europol, says last year, a total 33 terror attacks were reported on the continent and Britain – 10 of which were successful, killing 62 people, while the rest were foiled or failed
EU, U.S. police cripple Islamic State media mouthpieces
'With this ground-breaking operation we have punched a big hole in the capability of IS to spread propaganda online and radicalize young people in Europe,' says Europol head Rob Wainwright
Europol warns banks ATM cyber attacks on the rise
Criminals have realized that ATMs can be accessed through the bank's network, says the European police agency
Global ransomware attacks on the rise – Europol
To combat its rise the police agency has posted decryption tools on the No More Ransom website which has deprived attackers around 8 million euros in ransoms
More cyberattacks feared as work week begins
UPDATED Europol executive director Rob Wainwright says the situation could worsen when workers return to their offices after the weekend and log on
200,000 cyberattack victims in 150-plus states – Europol
Europol executive director Rob Wainwright says he is worried that the ransomware attack might spread further once people return to work on Monday
Manhunt for hackers behind global cyberattack
4th UPDATE French police say there were more than 75 000 victims around the globe but caution that this number could increase significantly
Europol probing ISIS setting up of social network
We are investigating the possibility that IS and other terror groups are setting up a social media platform says a Europol officer
Global police smash huge online crime network – Europol
Known as Avalanche the criminal network was used as a delivery platform to launch and manage mass global malware attacks and money mule recruiting campaigns Europol says in a statement
Europol red-faced as terror data appears online
Around 700 pages on terror investigations – particularly analysis on terror groups – appeared online including the names and contact details of hundreds of people with terror links
Europol: Over 10,000 migrant children missing
EU police agency Europol fears many have been whisked away into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade
EU, Internet giants join forces to fight online extremism
The move comes amid growing alarm in Europe over the use of social media as a powerful recruiting tool especially by the Islamic State ISIS group
How the EU plans to tackle the migrant crisis
There are plans to set up reception centers to separate genuine refugees fleeing war from economic migrants who will be sent back home
Cybercrime now 'number one' threat – Europol chief
It s become a global problem and we urgently need global instruments to deal with it says Europol chief Rob Wainwright
Europol disrupts cybercrime ring that infected millions of PCs
A cybercrime operation that stole banking information by hacking more than 3 million computers in several countries is disrupted by European police
Online child abuse moving to Skype, Bitcoin – Europol
The sale of child abuse live streams over legitimate chat sites or video chat apps is much harder to trace than when the abuse is sold from a website
Over 1,000 arrested in organized crime swoop: Europol
Operation Archimedes was the single largest coordinated assault an organized crime in Europe says Europol s chief
Countries with MH17 victims agree on prosecution team
The Netherlands Australia Malaysia Britain Belgium Germany the Philippines Canada New Zealand Indonesia the United States and Ukraine agreed to a joint investigation team
European police uncover football match-fixing syndicate
European police warned Monday that the integrity of football was at stake as they revealed they had unearthed a criminal network fixing hundreds of matches including in the Champions League and World Cup qualifiers
