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...

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.

An illicit-finance consultant told a House subcommittee that cartels and Chinese money-laundering networks use aggregator accounts, shell companies and professional 'enablers' to convert proceeds into permanent assets. He recommended training, analytic frameworks and targeted investigations of intermediaries.

The article examines the evolving threat posed by Iran's alleged collaboration with criminal networks to conduct terrorist attacks against Canadians. It references the 1994 Buenos Aires synagogue bombing, attributed to Hezbollah and Iran, and recent incidents like the 2023 shootings at Toronto synagogues and the U.S. consulate. Canadian authorities, including Toronto police, have arrested suspects linked to these attacks, which were allegedly directed by Iranian-backed proxies using encrypted communications. A 2024 report highlighted the Islamic Republic's use of criminal elements to target Jewish communities, while international allies like the UK and Australia have taken measures against Iranian influence. The piece calls for updated counterterrorism strategies, including disrupting financial networks and addressing radicalization. It underscores the need for Canada to adapt its approach to prevent future attacks, emphasizing the convergence of international terrorism and domestic crime.

Georganiseerde misdaad verandert door digitale technologieën en geopolitieke verschuivingen. Ontdek hoe deze netwerken online opereren en de impact op onze veiligheid.

Amy Kelly, chief of the BOP’s National Gang Unit, told the Bureau of Prisons’ Transparency Talks that contraband cellphones let incarcerated leaders run criminal networks across facilities and borders, that the NGU oversees national gang intelligence, and that a Victorville visit produced sentence credits under the First Step Act that moderators called among the first such approvals.

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.

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

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.

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...

Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cambodians Kok An and Yim Leak

Gaining territory means instilling fear. Criminal groups like Tren de Aragua expand by exploiting desperate migrants, with horrifying threats against children. The consequences of non-payment are dire. #CriminalNetworks #HumanTrafficking #MigrantExploitation #SouthAmerica Watch the full Index episode here: https://youtu.be/-nzhlVPMRvc

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...

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...