A joint investigation by the French and Dutch authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a large-scale criminal virtual private network (VPN) service. The criminal service, known as First VPN, targeted cybercriminals by offering their services and promising a secure environment to...

The reason for a woman’s disappearance from Switzerland is suspected to be intentional homicide by her partner. Swiss and Spanish authorities were able to arrest the suspect during a joint action day that took place in both countries. Throughout the investigation, authorities worked together with...

A Dutch criminal group, suspected of carrying out ATM bombings in Germany and Switzerland has been dismantled following a coordinated investigation between several countries, supported by Eurojust and Europol. The suspects are allegedly responsible for approximately 10 attacks.

Two individuals suspected of committing serious economic and financial crimes resulting in losses amounting to tens of millions of euros have been arrested during an international operation coordinated from Eurojust. Over 400 investigators worked together across six countries to search 49 properties...

A high-value target (HVT) at the heart of a major cocaine trafficking operation has been arrested, along with six other suspects. The arrests followed an investigation by French, Italian and Swiss authorities, coordinated by Eurojust and Europol. By tracing a financial trail, authorities uncovered a...

Searches took place in Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom as part of an investigation into insider trading involving five suspects. The suspects allegedly benefited from confidential, price-sensitive information relating to a listed international IT company based in Switzerland. Authorities...

Authorities from Germany and Switzerland, together with Eurojust and Europol, took down a cryptocurrency mixing service suspected of being used by criminals to launder proceeds from various criminal activities, such as drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, online fraud and other cybercrimes. During...

A five-year investigation involving decrypted messages, phone interceptions and controlled deliveries has resulted in the arrest of 24 members of an international drug trafficking network. The group, which is based in Albania and Italy, is suspected of having trafficked over 1 300 kg of cocaine...

Twelve countries, together with Eurojust and Europol took down the hacktivist group NoName057(16), which is responsible for multiple distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting critical infrastructure such as power suppliers and public transport across Europe. During an action day on 15...

Authorities have tracked down and dismantled a human trafficking network operating in Switzerland. The criminal group recruited young vulnerable women in Romania for sexual exploitation. The close cooperation between investigators from both countries, supported by Eurojust and Europol, culminated in...