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La Lettonie devient le 49ème État à signer le Deuxième Protocole additionnel à la convention sur la cybercriminalité
Aujourd'hui, le 27 mars 2025, S.E. Madame Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Ministre de la Justice de la Lettonie, a signé le Deuxième Protocole additionnel à la Convention sur la cybercriminalité, relatif au renforcement de la coopération et de la divulgation des preuves électroniques. L'événement a eu lieu...
Brasil: PF desarticula organização criminosa especializada em crimes contra o sistema financeiro envolvendo fraudes com criptoativos
A Polícia Federal deflagrou, na manhã desta quinta-feira, 13/3, em conjunto com o Ministério Público Federal, a Operação Flying Dutchman, com o objetivo de desarticular uma organização criminosa transnacional especializada em crimes contra o sistema financeiro, envolvendo fraudes com...
GLACY-e: Capacity-building actions on cybercrime and electronic evidence identified in Kenya
On 10 and 11 March 2025, representatives of GLACY-e project, a joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe, and INTERPOL in cooperation with the National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee (NC4) organised a workshop on needs assessment for capacity building on...
Garantex Cryptocurrency Exchange Disrupted in International Operation
The Justice Department announced today a coordinated action with Germany and Finland to disrupt and take down the online infrastructure used to operate Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly facilitated money laundering by transnational criminal organizations — including terrorist...
Switzerland: Reporting cyberattacks on critical infrastructure mandatory from 1 April 2025
In view of the increasing threat of cyber incidents, Switzerland is introducing a reporting obligation for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Operators of critical infrastructure will be required to report attacks to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The Federal Council has decided...
Georgia Launches Criminal Probe Into Scam Call Center Exposed by Journalists
Georgian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into a massive scam call center operation based in the capital, Tbilisi, after it was exposed by journalists earlier this week. “I can only confirm that the investigation has indeed begun, all investigative and procedural actions are...
CyberEast+: Azerbaijani stakeholders discussed cybercrime legislation reforms in light of the Second Additional Protocol
Effective response to the challenges of cybercrime and e-evidence were at the forefront of the Meeting on cybercrime legislation reforms and the Second Additional Protocol, organised by the CyberEast+ Project, a joint venture of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Le Nigeria et la France s'engagent à renforcer leur coopération contre les crimes financiers
La Commission de lutte contre les délits économiques et financiers (EFCC) du Nigeria et la France s’engagent à renforcer leur coopération dans la lutte contre la criminalité financière et la cybercriminalité. C’est ce qui ressort de la visite à Abuja, le mardi 4 mars 2025, du lieutenant général...
Philippines: Senators open to proposed review of cyber laws to fight fake news
Senate President Francis Escudero and Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday expressed openness to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) initiative to review and amend cyber laws to address the growing concerns over misinformation and fake news, especially with the rise of artificial intelligence...
Australia: Man jailed for sexual abuse of minors on social media platforms
A Philippines national, 26, has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of three years, for six child sex abuse-related offences. The man, who lives in Brisbane on a residency visa, was sentenced on Friday (28 February, 2025) in Brisbane Supreme Court after pleading...
CyberSEE: Bosnia and Herzegovina moves towards the signature and implementation of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 4 March 2025, the European Union-Council of Europe joint project CyberSEE, in cooperation with the criminal justice authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, organised a high-level domestic workshop in Sarajevo in support of the country’s efforts towards the signature and implementation of the...
DOJ announces charges, sanctions against 12 Chinese hackers for Treasury breaches
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a series of charges and sanctions against a dozen Chinese nationals — including two tied to the Chinese government — for hacking critical U.S. government systems. These steps were taken on a day when two House committees held hearings about ongoing...
Loi sur la cybercriminalité au Burundi : Un bouclier fragile face aux menaces numériques ?
La loi burundaise sur la cybercriminalité adoptée et promulguée il y a deux ans pour encadrer et réprimer les infractions commises en ligne, marque une étape cruciale dans la protection numérique du pays. Au moment où la police judiciaire (PJ) enregistre une hausse des cas signalés, un expert en...
TikTok profiting from sexual livestreams involving children, BBC told
TikTok is profiting from sexual livestreams performed by teens as young as 15, the BBC has been told. We spoke to three women in Kenya who said they began this activity as teenagers. They told us they used TikTok to openly advertise and negotiate payment for more explicit content that would be...
Peru: Fiscal de la Nación inaugura taller introductorio sobre ciberdelincuencia y evidencia digital
Con el objetivo de fortalecer las capacidades del personal fiscal en la lucha contra la ciberdelincuencia, la Fiscal de la Nación, Delia Espinoza Valenzuela, inauguró el Taller introductorio sobre ciberdelincuencia y evidencia digital, dirigido a los fiscales de la reciente Segunda Fiscalía...
