00:02A new Europol report has delved into EU's most threatening criminal networks.
00:08A staggering 731 of them have been identified as operating within the EU,
00:13with over 400,000 members from 118 nationalities.
00:18Their main business areas are drug trafficking, followed by fraud and online fraud.
00:22The EU's law enforcement agency highlights the rise of cybercrime in particular.
00:27All crime is nurtured online, is accelerated by AI and technology.
00:34Criminal networks also exploit weaknesses in financial systems and global trade.
00:40They have a very strong financial backup.
00:43They use sophisticated countermeasures.
00:45They use high levels of corruption.
00:47They are globally internationally connected,
00:50sells across the EU and beyond, so an international enterprise.
00:55Europol stresses that targeting individuals is not enough.
00:59As long as the business model survives, others will step in and replace them.
01:03Hence, the EU agency recommends to strengthen cross-border law enforcement,
01:07invest more in disrupting criminal digital infrastructure,
01:10and to follow the money to recover criminal assets.
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01:16The EU agency decretenimi events.
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