In an effort to strengthen their ability to fight cybercrime on the dark web, multiple law enforcement agencies have come together to establish a Dark Web Team. Europol announced yesterday that it will work with EU partners and global law enforcement agencies to reduce the size of the underground crime economy.
In a 29 May event that marked the official launch of the new Europol Dark Web Team, stakeholders from the European Commission, Interpol, and Eurojust joined with law enforcement agents from 28 countries in The Hague, the Netherlands, and expressed their enthusiasm over the expanded efforts to take down cybercriminals on the dark web.
Through its European Cybercrime Centre (C3), Europol has been actively monitoring the dark web for several years. Investigations in the underground marketplaces have yielded an array of tools, tactics and techniques used by cybercriminals.
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