Pierluigi Paganini
June 22, 2015
The Europol announced the creation of a team that aims to find key figures in propaganda campaigns run by ISIS members seeking to recruit foreign fighters. Isis‘s machine propaganda is a very important target, since it generates something like 100.000 daily tweets, and itâs used to recruit foreign fighters to support the group. Isis is gaining […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 28, 2015
Italian police with the support of the Europol and the FBI arrested 10 members of a criminal gang that targeted many individuals and firms across the Europe. Italian law enforcement Guardia di Finanza with the support of the Europol and the FBI arrested ten members of a criminal organization operating in Italy and involved in Internet scams. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 25, 2015
The Ramnit botnet has been shut down in a joint effort by the Europol and the security firms Symantec, Microsoft, and Anubis Networks. Another success For the Europol and its allies Microsoft, Symantec, and Anubis Networks. The organizations in a joint effort have shut down command and control servers of the popular Ramnit botnet. The Joint Cybercrime […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2015
Cybercrime is a dangerous and attractive lifestyle for young cyber talents. Which are the strengths of a winning model that is hard to fight? The Director of the European police agency Europol, Rob Wainwright, has provided illuminating details on the evolution of the cyber criminal ecosystem. The number of cyber crimes is growing rapidly, their level […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 14, 2014
What is changed after the law enforcement conducted the takedown of several illegal marketplaces as part of the Operation Onymous? The recent shutdown of several black market places in the Tor network, including the popular SilkRoad 2.0, has captured the attention of media of the extension of illegal activities in the part of the web […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2014
Operation Onymous – Law enforcement and judicial agencies around the globe conducted a joint action against dark markets on Tor networks. This morning I have reported the news of the seizure for the underground black market Silk Road 2.0 and the arrest of its alleged manager, Defconâ Benthall. In reality, the shutdown of Silk Road 2.0 is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 30, 2014
The Europol issued 2014 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (iOCTA) report to provide details about on-going developments in the cyber criminal ecosystem. The Europol European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) has issued the 2014 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (iOCTA) which describes the evolution of cybercrime an the models of sales adopted in the criminal ecosystem. This ‘Crime-as-a-Service‘ business […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 29, 2014
ENISA and Europol have signed an agreement with the intent to facilitate the cooperation in the fight to the cyber criminal activities. The fight to the cybercrime needs a joint effort of governments, law enforcement agencies and private entities. Cyber threats are becoming even more sophisticated and bad actors behind them are structured in efficient organizations difficult […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 07, 2013
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, FBI, Europol and industry partners decapitated the feared ZeroAccess botnet that hijacks search results Microsoft this week has announced that thanks to a joint operation of its Digital Crimes Unit and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and technology companies has decapitated ZeroAccess botnet. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 23, 2013
Hackers are becoming a precious category of professionals also for organized crime, their effort is creating even more problems for law enforcement. A hacker illegally gained access to 60,000 servers worldwide and used them for large scam, the systems have been abused for online shopping with a stolen foreign credit card number. This time it […]
