International cybercrime task force launched
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 09/01/2014 10:29 AM
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Europol launched a cybercrime task force, called the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT), to fight online crime in the EU.
The J-CAT will coordinate international investigations to take action against key online threats and top targets. In particular, underground forums and malware, including banking Trojans, Botnets and online fraud, Europol said.
The initiative will include the European CyberCrime Center (EC3), the EU Cybercrime Taskforce, the FBI and the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA). Canada, Austria, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. are part of J-CAT. Australia and Colombia have also committed to the initiative.
Troels Oerting, head of EC3, said: “The goal is to prevent cybercrime, to disrupt it, catch crooks and seize their illegal profits. This is a first step in a long walk towards an open, transparent, free but also safe Internet."
The J-CAT will coordinate international investigations to take action against key online threats and top targets. In particular, underground forums and malware, including banking Trojans, Botnets and online fraud, Europol said.
The initiative will include the European CyberCrime Center (EC3), the EU Cybercrime Taskforce, the FBI and the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA). Canada, Austria, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. are part of J-CAT. Australia and Colombia have also committed to the initiative.
Troels Oerting, head of EC3, said: “The goal is to prevent cybercrime, to disrupt it, catch crooks and seize their illegal profits. This is a first step in a long walk towards an open, transparent, free but also safe Internet."
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