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European and international law enforcement agencies have dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in a major crackdown on illegal streaming operations. […]

Dutch authorities arrest two in connection with sanctioned web hosting company

May 22, 2026

The Dutch financial crime investigators (FIOD) arrested a 57-year-old company director and a 39-year-old who headed a separate firm providing internet connectivity.

Netherlands seizes 800 servers of hosting firm enabling cyberattacks

Financial crime investigators in the Netherlands (FIOD) arrested two men and seized 800 servers linked to a web hosting company that enabled cyberattacks, interference operations, and disinformation campaigns. […]

DataVisor brings conversational AI agents to fraud and AML operations

April 14, 2026

DataVisor has announced Vera, a suite of conversational AI agents designed to combat financial crime. Vera enables institutions to manage risk using natural language, allowing teams to issue instructions that AI agents execute across the fraud and AML lifecycle. By reducing manual workflows, the platform supports a more efficient and adaptive operating model for modern…

Over 20,000 crypto fraud victims identified in international crackdown

April 11, 2026

An international law enforcement action led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has identified over 20,000 victims of cryptocurrency fraud across Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. […]

Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark

April 7, 2026

Online crime continues to generate rising financial losses, with totals reaching $20.877 billion in 2025. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report shows a 26% increase in total reported losses from the previous year. (Source: FBI) More than one million complaints were submitted during the year, with fraud accounting for the majority of losses.…