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Huge cocaine bust in Italy with support from Eurojust

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… 30 July 2019 Thanks to Eurojust's support in coordinating judicial cooperation among Colombia, the USA, France, Spain and Italy, 368 kg of pure cocaine were seized in the Port of … read more

Pimping and money laundering network dismantled with Eurojust's support

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… The Hague, 10 July 2019 ES Eurojust actively supported the national authorities of 15 countries in taking down an organised crime group (OCG) involved in pimping and money laundering. Eurojust swiftly set up a joint investigation team (JIT) with Spain, Finland and Sweden to speed up the criminal … read more

Eurojust supports action against tax fraud in Hungary

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… 21 October 2019  Authorities in Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, with the active assistance of Eurojust and Europol, have taken action against an elaborate tax fraud scam by a Hungarian-led, … The companies issuing fake invoices were on paper also directed by managers of foreign origin. Eurojust set up a coordination centre to support the action days, and assisted in providing European Investigation Orders (EIOs) to facilitate the Hungarian investigation. In September of … read more

Over 1 500 money mules identified in worldwide money laundering sting

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… 4 December 2018 Eurojust–Europol–European Banking  Federation (EBF)  joint press release 168 arrested, 1 504 money mules and 140 money mule organisers identified as a result of the fourth European Money Mule Action 'EMMA 4', a global law enforcement action week tackling the issue of money muling. The action took place … an account to another — permitting a criminal group to use your bank account can have severe legal consequences. Mules may face lengthy prison terms and acquire a criminal record that could seriously affect the rest of their lives, such as never being able to secure a mortgage or open … read more

World’s most dangerous malware EMOTET disrupted through global action

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… This operation is the result of a collaborative effort between authorities in the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, Canada and … been one of the professional and long lasting cybercrime services out there. First discovered as a banking Trojan in 2014, the malware evolved into the go-to solution for cybercriminals over the years. The EMOTET infrastructure essentially acted as a primary door opener for computer systems … read more

New major crackdown on one of the biggest online piracy groups in the world: international coordination led by Eurojust

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… The Hague, 26 August 2020 An alleged criminal network of copyright infringing hackers, mainly responsible for pirating movies and hosting illegal digital contents worldwide, was dismantled yesterday in a coordinated action between US authorities and their counterparts in 18 countries around the world, with Eurojust and Europol support. Over 60 servers were taken down in North America, Europe and Asia and several of the main suspects were arrested. The alleged illegal … read more

Eurojust’s contributions towards a safer Europe presented in Interparliamentary Committee for the first time

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… Mr Hamran welcomed the strengthened role of the European and national parliaments in the democratic oversight of Eurojust’s work: ‘ I believe it is crucial not only for our Agency but for … cross-border crime is tackled and decisive action is taken against criminals abusing the situation: ‘We are incredibly proud of the fact that our support to the Member States was never interrupted. Before the pandemic, prosecutors and judges used to meet face to face at our premises in The … read more

GozNym malware: cybercriminal network dismantled in international operation

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… 16 May 2019 In an unprecedented, international law enforcement operation, a complex, globally operating and organised cybercrime network was dismantled. The criminal network used GozNym malware to steal an estimated $100 million from more than 41 000 victims, primarily businesses and their financial institutions. A criminal indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, USA, charged 10 members of the GozNym criminal network with conspiracy to commit the following: infect victims' computers with GozNym malware designed to capture victims' … read more

Cybercrime: xDedic illegal online marketplace dismantled

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… 28 January 2019 On 24 January, members of the National Police and the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, with assistance from members of the Federal Computer Crime Unit (FCCU) of … was made visible and digital copies of the most important criminal servers were obtained. A thorough analysis of the content of the servers, supported by Europol and the Ukrainian National Cyber Police, led to the identification of website administrators in Ukraine. Throughout this … read more

'MF' files: two-day coordination meeting at Eurojust

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… 14 February 2019 On 13 and 14 February, a third coordination meeting was held at Eurojust regarding investigations into alleged criminal activity connected to the law firm 'MF'. On the invitation of German and Italian Desks at Eurojust, the Panamanian delegation met with representatives of Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, … read more