• Informal & Emerging Flows:
The rise of #MobileMoney and #Cryptocurrency as #dual-use tools—providing #FinancialInclusion to the #unbanked while offering #pseudo-anonymity for #criminalnetworks
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Rob McConnell interviews - DANIEL SIMONE - The Mafia Historian Daniel Simone is an author and historian known for researching the history and inner workings of organized crime. Often referred to as The Mafia Historian, Simone has written extensively about the rise of American Mafia families, their influence on business and politics, and the personalities who shaped organized crime in the United States. Drawing on historical records, interviews, and investigative research, his work examines how Mafia culture developed, how law enforcement confronted it, and how these criminal organizations left a lasting mark on American social and cultural history.

📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell interviews - DANIEL SIMONE - The Mafia Historian" on @Spreaker #americanmafia #analysis #crimefamilies #crimeresearch #crimestories #criminalnetworks #culture #danielsimone #history #historyauthor #investigations #lawenforcement #mafia #mafiahistorian #mobhistory

Committee hears wide testimony on organized retail and supply‑chain crime; bill laid over House File 2879 would create a coordinated advisory board to connect multi‑jurisdictional retail and supply‑chain theft investigations; retailers, trucking and dealer groups described sophisticated, cross‑jurisdictional criminal networks and urged a statewide coordination mechanism; the committee laid the bill over.

Minnesota is taking a bold step to combat organized retail and supply-chain crimes by proposing a new advisory board aimed at tackling sophisticated criminal networks across jurisdictions.

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#MN #CriminalNetworks #MinnesotaRetail #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #SupplyChainTheft

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On January 25, 2026, four Turkish nationals were detained at Rafic Hariri International Airport for involvement in a drug trafficking network between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. They've been handed over to authorities for further action.

#DrugTrafficking #LebanonSecurity #CriminalNetworks

Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cambodians Kok An and Yim Leak

Parts of #SouthEastAsia, including the #border areas between #Thailand, #Myanmar and #Cambodia, have become #hubs for #OnlineFraud, #OnlineScams with #CriminalNetworks earning billions from #illegalCompounds where #TraffickingVictims are often #ForcedToWork. #slavery #humantrafficking

Commission presents new EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan against drug trafficking to protect citizens and disrupt criminal networks Today, the Commission is presenting a new EU Drugs Strategy and an Action Plan against drug trafficking, as well as updated rules for monitoring and controlling drug precursors. Announced by President...

New EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan against #drugtrafficking to protect citizens and disrupt #criminalnetworks as Illicit drugs such as cocaine and synthetic drugs continue to drive violence, corruption, and the exploitation of the legal economy ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #Criminals

Girls and women in criminal networks This report presents a study of girls and women in criminal networks that sheds light on what characterises the girls involved, how they become involved, their conditions, what offences they typically...

📄New report from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå): Girls and Women in Criminal Networks, a study of entry-points, participation, criminality and exits.
👉 Read the English summary here: bra.se/english/publ...

#criminalnetworks #youthcrime #crimeprevention #PREVENT

The 12 Hottest Topics of Digital Evidence and the Changing Legal Landscape In this article, we’re looking at 12 of the latest and hottest activities in the legal landscape regarding digital evidence and open source intelligence (OSINT) such as ransomware, cybecrime, deep fak...

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#CybercrimeTakedowns #PhobosRansomware #HiveRansomware #InternationalCybercrime #DigitalEvidence #LawEnforcement #Cybersecurity #CyberExtortion #CybercrimeInvestigations #ExtraditionCases #DigitalForensics #CriminalNetworks #CyberLaw #DataPrivacy #CybersecurityPolicy

How Criminal Networks Exploit Insider Vulnerabilities Criminal networks are adapting quickly, and they're betting that companies won't keep pace. Let's prove them wrong.

How Criminal Networks Exploit Insider Vulnerabilities
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#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #CriminalNetworks #Exploit #InsiderVulnerabilities

FBI’s Encrypted Phone Platform Infiltrated Hundreds of Criminal Syndicates; Result is Massive Worldwide Takedown

The FBI pulled off a real-life Trojan horse—feeding encrypted phones to criminals, then listening in. Hundreds of gangs exposed- the smartest, boldest takedowns in modern law enforcement.
#FBISting #EncryptedPhones #GlobalTakedown #CriminalNetworks www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr...

🔍 Identifying high-risk criminal networks with the #PREVENT project!

📊 We are developing a methodology to analyse and pinpoint #CriminalNetworks posing the highest threat.

📒 This will result in our final report on HRCN’s urban and local impacts.

📢 Stay tuned!

#PublicSafety #Research #ISF

De veranderende DNA van georganiseerde misdaad en de impact op de digitale dreigingen / Opsporing cyber nieuws / Opsporing / Menu Nieuws & Trends | Cybercrimeinfo Georganiseerde misdaad verandert door digitale technologieën en geopolitieke verschuivingen. Ontdek hoe deze netwerken online opereren en de impact op onze veiligheid.

#OrganizedCrime #DigitalThreats #Cybercrime #Darkweb #AI #Blockchain #HybridThreats #EU_SOCTA2025 #CyberAttacks #CriminalNetworks #LawEnforcement #Cybersecurity #TechnologicalAdvancements #GeopoliticalShifts #DigitalCrime

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Inter-state online racket gangs choosing Bengal as hub for setting up bases: Findings - Yes Punjab News West Bengal becomes a hub for inter-state online racket gangs defrauding foreign citizens via fake call centers. ED busts multiple operations involving cryptocurrency fraud.

Inter-state online racket gangs choosing Bengal as hub for setting up bases: Findings yespunjab.com?p=86001

#BengalCrime #InterStateRacket #OnlineRacket #CrimeNews #BengalNews #CyberCrime #GangActivities #LawEnforcement #CriminalNetworks #SecurityConcerns

Iranian External Operations in Europe: The Criminal Connection In his latest update on national security threats against the United Kingdom, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum revealed that since January 2022, authorities contended with twenty Iranian-backed plots...

How is #Iran using #criminalnetworks in #Europe?
Here Sarah Boches & I reveal a trend of Iranian-backed plots using #drugtraffickers & criminals for #surveillance & attacks on dissidents among others across Europe @iict_TheHague @WashInstitute
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