Press Release: European Cybercrime Centre – one year on

An European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) report, published on 10 February 2014, indicated the main future cybercrime threats on the horizon and how had the EC3 contributed to protect European citizens and businesses since its launch in January 2013.

The main task of the EC3 is to disrupt the operations of organised crime networks that commit serious and organised cybercrime.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/6: Frequently asked questions: The European Cybercrime Center EC³ http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-6_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) opens on 11 January 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-cybercrime-centre-ec3-opens-on-11-january/

Europol: Protecting Europe: European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) https://www.europol.europa.eu/ec3

Europol: European Cybercrime Centre - First Year Report https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/european-cybercrime-center-ec3-first-year-report

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/14/114: European Cybercrime Centre – one year on http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-114_en.pdf

The Guardian, 15.04.14: Trouble with Russia, trouble with the law: inside Europe’s digital crime unit http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/15/european-cyber-crime-unit-russia

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