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Massive SIM farm network powering 49 million fake accounts taken apart by Europol

Seven people were arrested and four luxury cars confiscated in Europol operation.

TechRadar · Oct 20, 2025

Latvian police bust European cybercrime ring and arrest seven suspects, Europol says

The network, dismantled in an operation on 10 October, is accused of scamming thousands across Europe out of nearly €5 million.

Euronews · Oct 17, 2025

European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists

Netherlands and Hungary move towards designation as draft resolution reportedly backed by 79 MEPs in 20 countries

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025

Europol dismantles pro-Russian hacking group behind Ukraine attacks

European Union law enforcement agencies Europol and Eurojust announced on Wednesday that they had coordinated an international operation to dismantle a pro-Russian hacking group, accused of launching thousands of online attacks against Ukraine and its allies.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 19, 2025

Europol says it disrupted a major pro-Russian DDoS crime gang

Servers were disrupted and major infrastructure was taken offline in Operation Eastwood.

TechRadar · Jul 17, 2025

Europol-led operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

The operation targeted a pro-Russia group that is believed to have attacked several municipalities and organisations linked to a NATO summit.

Euronews · Jul 16, 2025

Europol-led global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

Europol has announced a major international operation targeting a pro-Russian cybercrime group

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

The EU wants to decrypt your private data by 2030

The EU Commission unveiled the first step in its security strategy to ensure "lawful and effective" law enforcement access to data – and privacy experts raised the alarm.

TechRadar · Jul 4, 2025

Europol doesn't only want an encryption backdoor, but also your metadata

Europol’s 2025 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) indicates E2EE apps as an obstacle to investigations and calls for better rules on metadata collection and tracking.

TechRadar · Jun 17, 2025

Major police operation takes down notorious dark web marketplace Archetyp Market

Archetyp Market was seized and defaced, and its alleged admin arrested in major operation.

TechRadar · Jun 17, 2025