europol
Over 100 law enforcement officials were deployed last week to raid 27 different locations in Georgia and Latvia – on the lookout for rare and antique books that had been stolen from European libraries. The cross-border operation coordinated by Europol, the EU’s police agency, resulted in the arrest of four Georgians who are believed to be part of a criminal group that ransacked libraries across the continent, stealing at least 170 valuable collectors’ books. In total, the group is believed to have caused €2.5 million worth of financial damages and an “immeasurable patrimonial loss to society” ...
Euronews (English)
European authorities say they have rounded up a criminal gang who stole rare antique books worth €2.5 million from libraries across Europe. In a press release, Europol announced they had arrested four Georgian nationals in Georgia and Lithuania who are thought to have collaborated in the plot, in which at least 170 books were stolen. "In 2022 and 2023, the criminal group managed to steal rare books from national and historical libraries in Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Switzerland," Europol explained in its account of the arrests. "The thieves would ...
Euronews (English)
821 schwerkriminelle Netzwerke sind nach einem Bericht von Europol in der EU aktiv und bedrohen Bürger und Rechtsstaat. Diese Banden mit mehr als 25 000 Mitgliedern seien hochprofessionell und skrupellos, heißt es in dem in Den Haag und Brüssel vorgelegten Bericht zum organisierten Verbrechen. Das Hauptgeschäft ist der Analyse zufolge der Drogenhandel. Jedes zweite Netzwerk sei darin verwickelt, vorwiegend gehe es um Kokain, aber auch um synthetische Drogen und Cannabis. Weitere Verbrechen sind Betrug, Einbrüche und Diebstahl, Menschenhandel sowie Schmuggel von Migranten. EU-Innenkommissarin Y...
DPA (German)
In der EU werden nach dem neuesten Drogenbericht jährlich illegale Drogen im Wert von mehr als 31 Milliarden Euro gehandelt. Dabei ist Droge Nummer eins Cannabis mit rund 12 Milliarden Euro, gefolgt von Kokain mit rund 11,6 Milliarden Euro. Der Einfluss des internationalen Drogenhandels auf das Leben in den Ländern werde immer stärker, warnten Europol und die EU-Drogenbehörde EMCCDA bei der Präsentation des Berichts. Gewalt, Korruption und Untergrabung von Recht und Demokratie nähmen zu, sagte Europol-Chefin Catherine De Bolle in Den Haag. «Die kriminellen Netzwerke sind nicht länger ein unsic...
DPA (German)
Laut dem EU-Drogenmarktbericht 2024 werden immer mehr verschiedene Arten von Drogen verfügbar und viele von ihnen sind von höherer Qualität. In dem von der Europäischen Beobachtungsstelle für Drogen und Drogensucht (EBDD) und Europol erstellten Dokument heißt es, dies gehe einher mit einer erhöhten Effizienz beim Transport und einer "bemerkenswerten Widerstandsfähigkeit gegenüber globalen Krisen, Instabilität und bedeutenden politischen und wirtschaftlichen Veränderungen". Dies stellt jedoch auch eine Gefahr für die Prävention dar. Bei der belgischen Vereinigung Infor Drogues & Addictions gehe...
Euronews (German)
Two men suspected of involvement in the international cybercriminal group Lockbit were arrested in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine's National Police reported on Feb. 21. The U.K.'s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Feb. 20 that it had taken control of Lockbit's services, allowing it to infiltrate the group's network. The NCA described Lockbit as the "world's most harmful cybercrime group," having targeted "thousands" of victims in ransomware attacks. Lockbit carried out more than 3,000 cyberattacks in the U.S. and Europe between 2019 and 2024, resulting in losses of billions of euros, accordin...
Kyiv Independent
Two men suspected of involvement in the international cybercriminal group Lockbit were arrested in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine's National Police reported on Feb. 21. The U.K.'s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Feb. 20 that it had taken control of Lockbit's services, allowing it to infiltrate the group's network. The NCA described Lockbit as the "world's most harmful cybercrime group," having targeted "thousands" of victims in ransomware attacks. Lockbit carried out more than 3,000 cyberattacks in the U.S. and Europe between 2019 and 2024, resulting in losses of billions of euros, accordin...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Two men suspected of involvement in the international cybercriminal group Lockbit were arrested in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine's National Police reported on Feb. 21. The U.K.'s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Feb. 20 that it had taken control of Lockbit's services, allowing it to infiltrate the group's network. The NCA described Lockbit as the "world's most harmful cybercrime group," having targeted "thousands" of victims in ransomware attacks. Lockbit carried out more than 3,000 cyberattacks in the U.S. and Europe between 2019 and 2024, resulting in losses of billions of euros, accordin...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The Hague (AFP) - A global police operation has shut down one of the world's largest online marketplaces where cybercriminals can buy stolen identities and passwords, law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday. Dubbed "Operation Cookie Monster", the swoop targeted Genesis Market, which sold hackers the identities of over two million people for as little as $0.70, they said. Police arrested 119 people in an international operation led by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Dutch police and involving law enforcement in 17 countries, with 208 raids worldwide. The website was based in...
AFP
The Hague (AFP) - Police in Europe and the United States announced Tuesday the arrest of 150 people who allegedly bought and sold significant volumes of drugs, weapons and other illegal goods on the dark web. Europol and US authorities said they had seized tens of millions of euros in cash and virtual currencies as they rolled up an online underground trading market in the 10-month Operation Dark HunTOR. They said major dealers of counterfeit drugs, often tainted with dangerous substances like fentanyl, on the dark web had been arrested. Most of the arrests, which took place over several month...
AFP
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