The Latest Breaking News from Europol

‘Look forward, not back’: UK keen for closer trade ties with EU, says Starmer

Exclusive: PM says he has ambitious plans for partnership and argues Britons have moved on from Brexit

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

DDoS-for-hire operation taken down in major police sting

Police in Poland, The Netherlands, Germany, and the US take down DDoS-for-hire services and arrested alleged admins.

TechRadar · May 8, 2025

Hundreds detained in Turkey's biggest ever drugs raid in Ankara, interior ministry says

The crackdown began early on Thursday morning and 525 suspected drug dealers were arrested. This operation comes after six months of planning and surveillance.

Euronews · Apr 17, 2025

The European Commission wants a backdoor for end-to-end encryptions for law enforcement

A new security strategy has been revealed by the EU Commission, with E2EE backdoors at its heart.

TechRadar · Apr 2, 2025

How transnational mafia bosses became the new generals of hybrid warfare

Europol’s report “EU Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment 2025” spotlights “DNA mutation” of organised crime, an alarming destabilizing factor for democratic political systems through war and new technologies

Euronews · Mar 19, 2025

Threats on EU Stability- AI-Powered Crime and Foreign Influence

Destabilisation is not only about getting money anymore. It's also about helping ideologically oriented states to reach their goals, Europol Director Catherine De Bolle tells Radio Schuman.

Euronews · Mar 19, 2025

Russia using criminal networks to drive increase in sabotage acts, says Europol

Proxies deploying tactics including migrant smuggling in destabilisation efforts across EU, enforcement agency finds

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025

AI is turbocharging organized crime, EU police agency warns

The European Union’s law enforcement agency is warning that artificial intelligence is turbocharging organized crime that is eroding the foundations of societies across the 27-nation bloc as it becomes intertwined with state-sponsored destabilization efforts

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

AI 'Reshaping' Organised Crime, Warns Europol

Artificial intelligence is turbocharging organised crime, from creating child sexual abuse images to money laundering via cryptocurrency, Europol warned Tuesday, with advances like quantum computing only poised to make things worse.

International Business Times · Mar 18, 2025

Global Operation Arrests 25 In AI-Generated Child Abuse Material Case

Europol's Operation Cumberland arrests 25 individuals in a global operation targeting AI-generated child sexual abuse material, emphasizing the need for in...

Top News · Feb 28, 2025