8 November, 14.00 - 17.00

As cyber-criminal tactics evolve and adapt, including through new emerging threats, criminal justice response becomes increasingly challenging. Money trail in the blockchain and the somewhat anonymity that surrounds transactions using cryptocurrencies, this virtual asset is preferred by cybercriminals when conducting their illicit activities and laundering the proceeds resulted from them. Ransomware attacks are on the rise and continue to have a disruptive impact on all industries irrespective of the size. The cybercriminals have been taken advantage of the vulnerability of particular sectors, exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, such as healthcare, municipalities, and educational facilities.

This workshop will address latest threats and trends in the hemisphere and will try to identify how can criminal justice authorities be better prepared for the new cybercrime emerging tactics. It will also serve as an opportunity to understand current trends, modus operandi and case studies of collecting and laundering criminal proceeds and share knowledge, expertise and best practices on cyber-financial investigation and international cooperation in the region.

The workshop is co-hosted by US DoJ and INTERPOL and will be organized in two panel discussions.

• Moderators and rapporteurs: 
  • Michael STAWASZ, Deputy Chief Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, United States Department of Justice
  • INTERPOL
• Secretariat: Catalina STROE, GLACY+ project, Council of Europe Cybercrime Programme Office 

• Introductory remarks and workshop objectives
• Cybercrime threats and trends – Expert panel hosted by US DoJ
• Follow the money: parallel financial investigations – Expert panel hosted by INTERPOL
• Conclusions and future perspectives