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The Europol Podcast

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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.

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  • 20 episodes
  • Updated Friday

Episodes20

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  • Friday · 45 min

    How online fraud schemes are becoming a growing threat

    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 networks employ a range of logistical, technical, and financial operations to perpetrate large-scale fraud. With the increasing adoption of generative AI, fraudsters can now personalise social engineering techniques, making them more convincing and dangerous. Online fraud schemes are one of the key threats highlighted in our annual Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). To find out more, tune in to this episode where Europol experts discuss this growing threat. Speakers: Jorge Rosal Cosano, Head of Team, Europol Learn more: Report: Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) The scam-aware mindset: simple habits to stay protected Social engineering: when trust is exploited

  • Friday · 44 min

    How ransomware is evolving

    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, they are evolving through the use of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) to adapt their platforms and launch new services. Ransomware is one of the key threats highlighted in our annual Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). To find out more, tune into this episode on this growing threat, as well as the blurring between hybrid actors and cybercriminals, as told by Europol experts. Speakers: Michaël De Laet, Head of Team, Europol Learn more: Report: Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) Tips & advice to prevent ransomware from infecting your electronic devices

  • Friday · 43 min

    How CSAM offenders are adapting to new technology

    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 (CSAM) more efficient and lucrative. The exploitation of AI and E2EE platforms by these offenders, as well as by online extortion communities, presents serious threats to children and society at large. CSAM is one of the key threats highlighted in our annual Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). To find out more, tune in to this episode on the new technologies and monetisation of CSAM, as told by our Europol experts. Speakers: Danny van Althuis, Head of Team, Europol Learn more: Report: Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) Europol's work on threats against minors Help4U portal

  • Friday · 53 min

    How cybercrime enablers are facilitating crime

    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 infrastructures designed to avoid detection. These enablers are becoming increasingly resilient, adaptable, and sophisticated. Cybercrime enablers are one of the key threats highlighted in our annual Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). To find out more, tune in to this episode on the intricacies of cybercrime enablers, as told by our Europol experts. Speakers: Edvardas Šileris, Head of the European Cybercrime Centre, Europol Marijn Schuurbiers, Head of Unit, Europol Learn more: Report: Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA)

  • Dec 18, 2025 · 31 min

    The future of Europol

    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 criminal networks. Tune in to discover why and how the EU is doubling Europol’s resources, how Europol is expanding its global reach, and what that means for Europol’s operations and for you. This is the fifth episode of season 3 of The Europol Podcast. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred platform and follow Europol on social media to be notified when future episodes are released. Speakers: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Catherine De Bolle, Europol Executive Director. Jürgen Ebner, Deputy Executive Director of Europol, Governance Directorate. Tamara Schotte, Head of Analysis & Strategic Coordination Unit at Europol.

  • Jun 24, 2025 · 33 min

    How crime is accelerated by AI

    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 allows criminal networks to better target more people, faster and more accurately. You will hear from law enforcement experts across the EU, all based at Europol HQ, about the latest trends in cybercrime: online child sexual exploitation and abuse material, ransomware, crime-as-a-service, and AI’s role as an enabler. Speakers: Andrei Linta, Deputy Executive Director of Capabilities at Europol. Edvardas Sileris, Head of the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol. Tamara Schotte, Head of Analysis & Strategic Coordination Unit at Europol. Marijn Schuurbiers, Head of Operations in the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol. Danny Van Althuis, Head of the Analysis Project Twins at Europol.

  • Jun 10, 2025 · 31 min

    How crime is nurtured online

    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 via cryptocurrencies, the entire life cycle of crime takes place online. The Internet is the criminal theatre of today, as almost all serious and organised crime has a digital footprint. In this instalment of The Europol Podcast, we uncover the digital criminal underworld to find out how crime is nurtured online. Speakers Burkhard Mühl, Head of the European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC) at Europol. Tamara Schotte, Head of Analysis & Strategic Coordination Unit at Europol. Marijn Schuurbiers, Head of Operations in the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol. Sebastian Bley, Head of the Serious Fraud team at Europol.

  • Apr 25, 2025 · 1 min

    The Europol Podcast - Season 3

    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 supported, and how we continue to fight crime. Tune in to find out how criminal networks are adapting to new technologies, as told by law enforcement experts that take decisive action against criminal networks worldwide.