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The Cybercrime Digest is a bi-weekly update and global outlook issued by the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC). The content shared on this page does not represent official positions of the Council of Europe. Please read our disclaimer for more details.
Justice minister: Egypt expands efforts to combat cybercrime
Minister of Justice Mahmoud al-Sherif said that Egypt is intensifying efforts to build a secure digital environment and combat cybercrime through continued investment in digital transformation and institutional development.
Scammers Use Couriers to Collect Cash in Cryptocurrency Investment Scams
The FBI warns the public about scammers instructing victims, usually senior citizens, to participate in cash pickups purportedly to protect funds purchased through the scammer's cryptocurrency investment platforms, which, at this point, continued to deceptively appear legitimate to the victim.
From evidence acquisition to analysis: CyberSEE workshop strengthens regional digital forensics capacities
Between 9 and 11 June 2026, the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe organised the Regional workshop on basic digital forensics – from evidence acquisition to analysis and reporting, in Dürres, Albania. The event brought together 24 practitioners from law...
CyberSEE reinforces regional capacities to combat online child sexual exploitation at AP Twins annual expert meeting 2026
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the reinforcement of capacities to fight against online child sexual abuse, through the participation of 13 investigators and team leaders from South-East Europe and Türkiye in the AP Twins annual expert meeting...
América Latina enfrenta un aumento alarmante de ciberataques y activa planes de contingencia
La región de América Latina se ha convertido en el epicentro mundial de los ciberataques, registrando 3.364 ataques semanales por empresa en abril de 2026, lo que representa un incremento del 20% en comparación al año anterior. Esta alarmante cifra ha llevado a Microsoft y la Organización de los...
Cyberviolence au Sénégal : 5 000 dossiers de diffusion intime, mais seulement 20 plaintes en 2025
En 2025, la Commission de protection des données personnelles (CDP) a traité 456 dossiers, dont seulement 20 plaintes formelles. Un écart vertigineux avec les chiffres de la police : depuis 2018, la division spéciale de lutte contre la cybercriminalité a enregistré près de 5 000 dossiers liés à...
Council of Europe unveils roadmap to tackle online violence against women and girls
The Council of Europe has launched a new recommendation aimed at strengthening accountability for technology-facilitated violence against women and girls, a rapidly growing form of abuse that increasingly threatens women's safety, dignity and participation in public life.
Ransomware gangs cut off from EUR 336 million ‘AudiA6’ crypto laundering pipeline
An international law enforcement operation has dismantled one of the cryptocurrency laundering services most trusted by ransomware gangs and cybercriminal networks, cutting off a key financial pipeline used to wash hundreds of millions in illicit profits.
Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action and CyberSEE Project: Strengthening the capacities of magistrates to address cybercrime and electronic evidence remains a key priority
A group of 29 judicial magistrates from across Kosovo* gathered in Istog on 9-10 June 2026 for the second edition of the Introductory training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence, organised under the CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project and CyberSEE Project in co-operation with the...
GLACY-e: Cybercrime Working Group gathers for third meeting to discuss legislation implementation challenges
Under the leadership of PILON's Cybercrime Working Group, representatives from ten Pacific Island nations (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) convened in Nadi, Fiji for the last meeting on elaborating the...
CyberSEE supports strengthening of the cybercrime investigation capacities in the region
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the enhancement of criminal justice capacities to fight against cybercrime through the participation of 16 law enforcement, intelligence and financial crime investigators from the countries in the South-East...
CyberEast+: Eastern Partnership stakeholders took stock of the current achievements and discussed the upcoming priorities during the fourth Steering Committee meeting of the project
The CyberEast+ project, a joint initiative of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, held its fourth Steering Committee meeting on 5 June 2026 in Strasbourg, France. The meeting gathered law enforcement officials, legislators, representatives from the European Commission, alongside...
GLACY-e Project: Fifth Steering Committee meeting
On 5 June 2026, the GLACY-e joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe convened its fifth Steering Committee meeting in Strasbourg and online, gathering representatives of the European Commission, INTERPOL and national teams from 33 project countries across four continents....
Creating, altering and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material is criminalised under Council of Europe conventions
The Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Convention committee and the Committee of the parties to the Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse have issued a joint statement following a session held on 2 June 2026 in Strasbourg addressing the growing threats...
CyberSPEX: Third consultation with civil society stakeholders and service providers on the implementation of the Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
Following meetings held in December 2024 and November 2025, the Secretariat of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY), with the support of the CyberSPEX project, organised on 2 June 2026 the third consultation with civil society stakeholders and service providers on the implementation of the...
