The EU’s new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) was recently inaugurated in The Hague. The EC3, which will co-operate closely with the FBI and the US secret service in addition to other foreign agencies, will focus on illegal online activities carried out by organized crime groups, especially attacks targeting e-banking and other online financial activities, online child sexual exploitation and crimes affecting the EU’s critical infrastructure. The new office will also roll out a ‘secure outreach platform’ to exchange strategic information and best practices across the EU and deploy experts with mobile offices to deliver on-the-spot assistance.
