Centre Européen de Lutte contre la Cybercriminalité (EC3) Commission européenne communiqué de presse Bruxelles, le 10 février 2014. Centre européen de lutte contre la cybercriminalité – un an après Quelles sont les principales menaces en matière de cybercriminalité? Comment le Centre européen de lutte contre la cybercriminalité (EC3) a-t-il contribué à protéger les citoyens et les entreprises de l'UE depuis sa création en janvier 2013? Ces questions sont au cœur d'un rapport présenté aujourd’hui par l'EC3. «Les comportements criminels évoluent rapidement. Troels Örting, chef du Centre européen de lutte contre la cybercriminalité a ajouté: «Dans les 12 mois qui ont suivi la création de l'EC3, nous nous sommes investis à fond avec les autorités répressives de toute l’Union européenne dans la lutte contre la cybercriminalité transfrontière, y compris au niveau des enquêtes. Principales réalisations de l'EC3 Crimes de haute technologie (cyberattaques, logiciels malveillants) Exploitation sexuelle des enfants en ligne Fraude aux moyens de paiement
Note n°1 Interpol Cybercrime is a fast-growing area of crime. More and more criminals are exploiting the speed, convenience and anonymity of the Internet to commit a diverse range of criminal activities that know no borders, either physical or virtual. These crimes can be divided into three broad areas: Attacks against computer hardware and software, for example, botnets, malware and network intrusion; Financial crimes and corruption, such as online fraud, penetration of online financial services and phishing; Abuse, in the form of grooming or ‘sexploitation', especially crimes against children. See advice about the Heartbleed bug and about how to stay safe on the Internet. The changing nature of cybercrime New trends in cybercrime are emerging all the time, with costs to the global economy running to billions of dollars. In the past, cybercrime was committed mainly by individuals or small groups. INTERPOL’s role Our main initiatives in cybercrime focus on:
Centre européen de lutte contre la cybercriminalité WHEN? The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) commenced its activities in January 2013. WHY? To strengthen the law enforcement response to cybercrime in the European Union (EU) and to help protect European citizens, businesses and governments. Its establishment was a priority under the EU Internal Security Strategy . The threat from cybercrime is increasing and the EU is a key target mainly due to its advanced Internet infrastructure its internet-based economies and payments systems. WHY AT EUROPOL? The EC3 has been tasked to focus on the following three areas: Cybercrimes committed by organised groups, particularly those generating large criminal profits such as online fraud ; Cybercrimes which cause serious harm to the victim such as online child sexual exploitation ; Cybercrimes (including cyber-attacks ) affecting critical infrastructure and information systems in the European Union. With regard to these three areas, Europol’s EC3: