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The Europol Podcast

Europol

30 episodes

The Europol Podcast is the official podcast of the EU’s agency for law enforcement cooperation. In this series, we shine a light on some of the biggest operations Europol has supported, and how we continue to fight crime.

Episodes

  1. Q&A on how CSAM offenders are adapting to new technology

    · 38 min · Bonus

    This bonus episode of the Europol Podcast answers questions raised by our audience during the live expert session examining how CSAM offenders are using and adapting to emerging technologies. Danny van Althuis, Head…

  2. How online fraud schemes are becoming a growing threat

    · 46 min · S4 E4

    Fraud schemes represent the fastest-growing area of organised crime. Online fraud schemes (OFS) networks target both individuals and organisations, operating as highly efficient and transnational industries. These…

  3. How ransomware is evolving

    · 45 min · S4 E3

    Ransomware continues to pose a dominant threat across the EU. Criminal actors persist in exploiting vulnerabilities in the digital supply chain and are increasingly employing social engineering techniques. Moreover,…

  4. How CSAM offenders are adapting to new technology

    · 43 min · S4 E2

    Offenders involved in child sexual exploitation are swiftly adapting to new technologies, broadening their criminal activities, increasing opportunities for abuse, and making the exchange of child sexual abuse material…

  5. How cybercrime enablers are facilitating crime

    · 54 min · S4 E1

    In the rapidly evolving cybercrime landscape, a wide variety of enablers facilitate illicit activities. These range from resilient dark web marketplaces, the use of cryptocurrencies as payment methods, to multi-layered…

  6. The future of Europol

    · 31 min · S3 E5

    The DNA of organised crime is evolving, and so is Europol. In this episode, you'll find out which direction Europol is heading in and how the EU’s agency for law enforcement cooperation is staying one step ahead of…

  7. How crime is accelerated by AI

    · 34 min · S3 E4

    Artificial Intelligence is turbocharging organised crime, but how exactly? In this episode of The Europol Podcast, we reveal how organised crime is accelerating as it becomes increasingly efficient, as harnessing AI…

  8. How crime is nurtured online

    · 31 min · S3 E3

    Online fraud is increasing in scale, diversity and sophistication, at a pace we have never seen before. From investment fraud to cyberattacks, to get people’s money and data, to the laundering of this criminal money…

  9. How criminal networks destabilise the EU

    · 28 min · S3 E2

    Serious and organised crime is not just a threat to public safety; it impacts the very foundations of the EU and its society. It has a double destabilising effect on the EU. It undermines the EU’s economy, rule of law…

  10. The changing DNA of crime

    · 19 min · S3 E1

    The battle against serious and organised crime is no longer fought in the streets, but in cyberspace, in artificial intelligence labs, dark-web markets, and the shadows of geopolitics. The very DNA of organised crime…

  11. The Europol Podcast - Season 3

    · 1:11 · Trailer

    This season, we shine a light on the changing DNA of serious and organised crime. We will explore the biggest threats facing our internal security, revealing Europol’s analysis, the biggest operations we have…

  12. Bonus episode: 25 years of putting people at the centre

    · 20 min · S2 E9

    This bonus episode of The Europol Podcast marks the Agency’s 25th anniversary and was recorded during a panel discussion held at Europol HQ. What has changed in the law enforcement landscape since Europol started out…

  13. Making Europe Safer

    · 31 min · S2 E8

    Most episodes of this podcast talk about cases. We’ve spoken about taking down terrorist propaganda, thwarting cybercrime operations, intercepting ton after ton of drug shipments, and all kinds of other high-stakes,…

  14. Jamming The Printers

    · 31 min · S2 E7

    Technology is changing the way terrorists think and how they plan their attacks. One emerging threat is the world of 3D-printed weapons. 3D-printed weapons are fully-functioning firearms, made using 3D-printing…

  15. Fighting International Fugitives

    · 28 min · S2 E6

    High-risk individual criminals pose some of the biggest threats to Europe’s security. Three leaders of the Kinahan Cartel, a dangerous transnational criminal organisation, were designated as High Value Targets by…

  16. Targeting Dark Finances

    · 30 min · S2 E5

    Economic and financial crime is becoming more complex. Law enforcement are responding in kind by investing in asset recovery; the practice of finding and seizing cash and assets gained through criminal activities. In…

  17. Sinking Drug Shipments

    · 27 min · S2 E4

    Organised crime networks are always adapting their methods, trying to stay one step ahead of law enforcement. This is especially true for their illegal shipments; drugs, counterfeits and other illicit goods are…

  18. Halting People Smugglers

    · 26 min · S2 E3

    In 2016, at the height of the European Migrant Crisis, a terrible tragedy struck when reckless criminal actions cost 71 innocent lives. When authorities found the victims, police sprang into action to find those…

  19. Cracking Down on Cartels

    · 24 min · S2 E2

    In the late 2010s, Europol collaborated with police in Europe, Asia, South America and the United States as part of Operation Familia. The operation targeted a Balkan cartel who were shipping vast amounts of cocaine to…

  20. Countering Online Terrorist Propaganda

    · 26 min · S2 E1

    When the world was confronted with the rise of so-called Islamic State, a core component of the terrorists’ strategy relied on propaganda. Their aim was to spread their violent ideology and radicalise people around the…

  21. The Europol Podcast - Season 2

    · 1:24 · Trailer

    We are back for a second season. Tune in to find out how we continue to fight crime, as told by law enforcement experts that take decisive action against criminal networks worldwide. Available in January 2024.

  22. Recovering stolen heritage

    · 22 min · S1 E9

    In 2017, an organised crime group from Eastern Europe pulled off a string of robberies in warehouses up and down the UK. The spree ended with their biggest heist, as they stole a stash of rare antiquarian books worth…

  23. Targeting scam call centres

    · 23 min · S1 E8

    Have you ever received an anonymous call from someone offering to invest your money and make you a fortune? If it sounds too good to be true, it’s probably investment fraud. Cybercrime experts from Latvia, Lithuania…

  24. Ransomware- your money or your files

    · 25 min · S1 E7

    In 2021, Europol’s experts worked with international law enforcement and a cybersecurity company to target one of the most notorious cybercrime groups, REvil. REvil used a ransomware-as-a-service business model to…

  25. Catching cocaine traffickers

    · 24 min · S1 E6

    Delve into the fascinating story of the international hit against narcos shipping cocaine to the EU, and discover how exactly law enforcement tackles these international drug gangs. Supported by Europol, Brazilian,…

  26. The King of Malware

    · 17 min · S1 E5

    EMOTET first emerged in 2014 and quickly became one of the most dangerous botnets of the last decade. The so-called King of Malware, it rampaged across the world infecting computers through emails, incurring…

  27. Operation Greenlight Part 2: Action Day

    · 18 min · S1 E4

    As law enforcement intercepts messages sent by criminals on ANOM, this episode explores what they did next with the evidence they gathered. We hear from a Superintendent in the Swedish Police who used intelligence from…

  28. Operation Greenlight Part 1: The International Sting

    · 18 min · S1 E3

    Criminal networks are dependent on covert communication. This episode is the first of two looking at Operation Greenlight, one of the largest and most sophisticated international law enforcement operations to date…

  29. Protecting vulnerable children

    · 19 min · S1 E2

    Find out about how Europol worked with police forces around the world to take down the Boystown forum, a notorious online platform sharing images of child abuse, and discover how Europol brings international…

  30. Coming soon - The Europol podcast

    · 1:23 · S1 E1

    The official podcast of the EU’s law enforcement agency. In this series, we will shine a light on some of the biggest operations Europol has supported, and how we continue to fight crime together with our partners in…

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