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💪 Common cross-border exercises enhance our readiness & ability to respond to threats.
🔥 #ATLASExercise Firestorm brought Special Intervention Units & covert surveillance units from EU Member States & partner countries together to build up common operational capabilities.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1638207343275003905
🔥 Intervention & surveillance units from 9 countries joined forces this month for #ATLASExercise Firestorm.
🇮🇪🇬🇧🇦🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭🇫🇷🇱🇺🇧🇪🇳🇱
The exercise focused on a fictional terrorist plot that tracked targets across borders & unravelled their nefarious plans.
➡️ https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/what-you-almost-never-see
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1638145816291319810
🚨 49 arrests in Poland following an operation against child sexual exploitation online:
✅ 87 house searches
✅ 92 computers & 170 storage devices seized
Europol provided analytical & operational support since the onset of the case.
Operational Memo⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/49-arrests-in-poland-in-operation-targeting-child-sexual-exploitation-online
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1636737003663290368
📍 This week Europol hosted the 4th annual conference of the ECTC Advisory Network on terrorism & propaganda.
200+ counter terrorism experts gathered at our HQ to discuss the most recent developments & challenges in the field.
Details ➡️ http://ow.ly/GpbP50Nl0lI
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1636699001041846272
📍 Executive Director De Bolle welcomed a high-level delegation from the 🇯🇴 Public Security Directorate to Europol’s HQ today.
The visit, organised with the support of @EU_CEPOL, aimed to strengthen our cooperation in the fight against organised & cross-border crime & terrorism.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1636378011284164609
RT @policia: 🇪🇺👮♀️Catherine De Bolle, directora de @Europol en los actos por el X Aniversario de la División de #CooperaciónInternacional
"España es un auténtico colaborador y aporta un valor añadido a la seguridad interna de la UE"
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1636024612474572800
The @USTreasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated one of the Dubai-based high-value targets arrested as a result of Operation DESERT LIGHT.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1636021981983252480
🚨 International 👮 have taken down ChipMixer, a darkweb cryptocurrency mixer of choice for organised crime.
💰 As much as EUR 40 million seized by authorities in 🇩🇪 (@GStA_FFM_ZIT & @bka) and 🇺🇸 (@FBI & @USDOJ_Intl). 🇧🇪, 🇨🇭 and 🇵🇱 also supported.
More⤵️
http://ow.ly/jxYu50NiWak
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1635992987833344002
🚨 Crackdown on criminal network that produced & distributed methamphetamine.
🚔 The joint action, supported by Europol & @Eurojust, led to 16 arrests & the seizure of +3.3 million tablets containing raw material for producing meth.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1635628141166075909
🔎🇪🇺 Looking to kick start your EU career? Apply for an internship at Europol!
Current openings:
🔹 Graphic & web design
🔸 Budget planning & reporting
⏰ Application deadline: 23 March 2023.
Details on how to apply ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/careers-procurement/internships
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1635234260792791040
RT @EC3Europol: Remote Access Trojans #RAT are a #cybercrime tool to gain access to your electronic devices, without your knowledge.
They can be used to extract credentials or to abuse the infected devices as cryptocurrency miners or DDoS launchers.
Learn the signs & how to protect yourself ⤵️
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1634184784959119360
📍 Executive Director Catherine De Bolle attended the #JHA meeting in Brussels this week.
She briefed ministers on key challenges, including our response to drug related organised crime in Europe & threats linked to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1634184681930338304
RT @EC3Europol: Busted! A coordinated #lawenforcement action 🇭🇷🇨🇭🇦🇺🇺🇸 has taken down the #Netwire Remote Access Trojan infrastructure.
🚔 Main suspect arrested.
#Netwire is a Licensed Commodity RAT offered in underground forums to non-technical users to carry out their own criminal activities.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1634112454216019968
📍 Yesterday, Europol's Chief of Staff @SebastienMoras spoke about how we're boosting innovation in the 🇪🇺 law enforcement community at the World @PoliceSummit.
Criminals are quick to incorporate new tech into their modus operandi or business models. This is how we tackle it ⤵️
RT @SebastienMoras: Today at the @PoliceSummit I shared how @Europol helps EU countries work together and embrace innovation by offering a structure & set of services. This allows us to ant…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1633863051219988480
🎉 Happy #WomensDay!
👮♀️👮🏿♀️ The contributions of women to all aspects of policing are necessary to effectively tackle the challenges of today.
Join us in celebrating their achievements and raising awareness about the benefits of a gender balanced police force.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1633422521423785984
🕯️ Today marks the International Day of Remembrance for #FallenOfficers.
💬 Executive Director De Bolle: "Let us honour the memory of our fallen heroes by striving to build a better world for future generations."
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1633125406868905984
@polizei_nrw_lka @NPU_GOV_UA @Politie @EC3Europol @FBI 🔎 Following the action day, two individuals wanted in relation to cybercrime offences were added to the #EUMostWanted website by 🇩🇪 officials.
Visit the website for details ⤵️
https://eumostwanted.eu/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1632728847824179203
RT @EC3Europol: 🚨 Mitigation steps for businesses
The #NoMoreRansom portal offers advice to help enterprises stay alert & ready.
⚠️ Companies that become infected are recommended to follow the steps below & neither pay nor negotiate with criminals.
For more info ⤵️
https://www.nomoreransom.org/en/prevention-advice-for-businesses.html
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1632701578342719489
🚨 Germany & Ukraine hit two high-value #ransomware targets.
The targets are suspected core members of the criminal group responsible for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks with the #DoppelPaymer ransomware.
Press release ⤵️
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/germany-and-ukraine-hit-two-high-value-ransomware-targets #EMPACT
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1632692803456188419
🕵️ Do you know how Europol decides which crime areas to focus on?
➡️ One way is through #EMPACT, a security initiative driven by 🇪🇺 Member States to identify, prioritise & address threats posed by organised & serious international crime.
#FightingCrimeTogether #EuropolinBrief
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europol/status/1631305050277421063
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