Convention on Cybercrime

APWG eCrime 2022 Symposium Examines the Menace and Mutation of Cybercrime in a Time of Continental War and Global Pandemic

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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eCrime 2022 consists of a 3-day program composed of keynote presentations, technical and practical sessions, and interactive panels.

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  • eCrime 2022 consists of a 3-day program composed of keynote presentations, technical and practical sessions, and interactive panels.
  • IMPORTANT DATES FOR eCRIME 2022:
    Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality requirements.
  • APWG is a founding member of the steering group of the Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative at the Commonwealth of Nations .
  • The conference, founded in 2006 by APWG, is the only peer-reviewed conference dedicated exclusively to cybercrime studies.

APWG Report: Phishing Smashes All Previous Records in Q3, 2021; Phishing Attacks Double Since Early 2020

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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Overall, the number of phishing attacks has doubled from early 2020.

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  • Overall, the number of phishing attacks has doubled from early 2020.
  • APWG Senior Research Fellow Greg Aaron noted, "The number of phishing sites being reported to APWG is now ten times what it was ten years ago, back in late 2011.
  • Phishing has not decreased as the online environment has evolved - it remains a dangerous, effective, and profitable activity for cybercriminals."
  • Attacks against financial institutions and payment providers continued to be numerous, and representeda combined 34.9 percent of all attacks.

Korean Data Intelligence Trailblazer S2W Joins Membership of APWG

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Monday, November 8, 2021
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S2W's alliance with the APWG will expand the company's resources to counter cybercrimes such as phishing-related scams worldwide -- and provide APWG's eCX with a vital new data resource for monitoring of scams, fraud and phishing in Korea and greater East Asia.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Korean cyberthreat intelligence trailblazer S2W has established a partnership with Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), the international counter-cybercrime association, to exchange data through APWG's eCrime Exchange (eCX), the pre-eminent global clearinghouse for exchange of cybercrime event data.
  • "We are honored to have the scientists and engineers of S2W join the APWG at the forefront of the global confrontation with cybercrime.
  • S2W is a Data Intelligence company, established in 2018, that extracts and provides actionable intelligences optimized for each client's needs from numerous data.
  • Specialized intelligence provided by S2W can cover multiple industries with its unique data collection and big data analysis for the Dark Web and Deep Web.

S2W joins membership of APWG - Anti-Phishing Working Group

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Sunday, November 7, 2021
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S2W's alliance with the APWG will expand the company's resources to counter cybercrimes such as phishing-related scams worldwide -- and provide APWG's eCX with a vital new data resource for monitoring of scams, fraud and phishing in Korea and greater East Asia.

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  • "We are honored to have the scientists and engineers of S2W join the APWG at the forefront of the global confrontation with cybercrime.
  • Data is the fuel we can all share to vanquish the perpetrator and S2W's insights in this regard is an inspiration to us all," said APWG Secretary General Peter Cassidy.
  • S2W is a Data Intelligence company, established in 2018, that extracts and provides actionable intelligences optimized for each client's needs from numerous data.
  • Founded in 2003, the Anti-Phishing Working Group, (APWG) is the global industry, law enforcement, and government coalition focused on unifying the global response to electronic crime.

WISeKey Joins Multistakeholder Manifesto on Cybercrime

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Thursday, September 30, 2021
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Geneva, Switzerland September 30, 2021 - WISeKey International Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX: WIHN), a leading cyber security, IoT, and AI platform company, today announced that it has joined over 50 global organizations and has become a signatory of the Multistakeholder Manifesto on Cybercrime (Manifesto) aiming to raiseawarenessofthe upcoming United Nations (UN) negotiations on cybercrime and prioritize human-centric equities within the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty.

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  • Geneva, Switzerland September 30, 2021 - WISeKey International Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX: WIHN), a leading cyber security, IoT, and AI platform company, today announced that it has joined over 50 global organizations and has become a signatory of the Multistakeholder Manifesto on Cybercrime (Manifesto) aiming to raiseawarenessofthe upcoming United Nations (UN) negotiations on cybercrime and prioritize human-centric equities within the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty.
  • The proponents of the new treaty dramatically extend what is currently understood to be cybercrime by defining it more broadly.
  • In response, civil society and industry under the leadership of the CyberPeace Institute and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord are coming together to launch the Multistakeholder Manifesto on Cybercrime.
  • The Manifesto and its principles reinforce the notion that for any international law against cybercrime to be effective, it needs to focus on the victims of cybercrime and provide them with effective tools of redress.

Security Union: Commission receives mandate to start negotiating international rules for obtaining electronic evidence

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Thursday, June 6, 2019
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With the majority of criminal investigations requiring access to evidence based online and often outside the EU, it is crucial to ensure an effective cooperation and compatible rules at international level. The decisions adopted today by the Council provide the Commission with the directives to negotiate an agreement with the U.S. and on the Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe “Budapest” Convention on Cybercrime, more specifically:   Negotiations with the United States: The agreement should address legal conflicts and set common rules for orders by a judicial authority in one country to obtain electronic evidence held by a service provider in another. It should also allow for a transfer of electronic evidence directly, and on a reciprocal basis, by a service provider in one country to a requesting authority in another.   Negotiations on a Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention: The Commission has been given a mandate to engage in the negotiations on behalf of the European Union and its Member States to ensure that the agreed Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is compatible with EU law, as well as the proposed EU rules on cross-border access to electronic evidence.The issue has since been discussed several times by EU Ministers and in April 2018 the Commission proposed new rules for cross-border access to electronic evidence.

Key Points: 
  • With the majority of criminal investigations requiring access to evidence based online and often outside the EU, it is crucial to ensure an effective cooperation and compatible rules at international level. The decisions adopted today by the Council provide the Commission with the directives to negotiate an agreement with the U.S. and on the Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe “Budapest” Convention on Cybercrime, more specifically:
    •    Negotiations with the United States: The agreement should address legal conflicts and set common rules for orders by a judicial authority in one country to obtain electronic evidence held by a service provider in another. It should also allow for a transfer of electronic evidence directly, and on a reciprocal basis, by a service provider in one country to a requesting authority in another.
    •    Negotiations on a Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention: The Commission has been given a mandate to engage in the negotiations on behalf of the European Union and its Member States to ensure that the agreed Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is compatible with EU law, as well as the proposed EU rules on cross-border access to electronic evidence.
    • The issue has since been discussed several times by EU Ministers and in April 2018 the Commission proposed new rules for cross-border access to electronic evidence.
    • In October 2018, European Leaders called on the Commission to urgently submit negotiating mandates for the international agreements on electronic evidence.
    • For More Information Press Release Security Union: Commission recommends negotiating international rules for obtaining electronic evidence

    • Security Union: Commission recommends negotiating international rules for obtaining electronic evidence

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    Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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    Brussels, 5 February 2019Currently, U.S. based service providers cooperate with European law enforcement authorities on a voluntary basis and are not always allowed, under U.S. law, to respond directly to European requests for access to electronic evidence. The negotiating mandate proposed by the Commission aims to:Ensure timely access to electronic evidence for law enforcement authorities in the EU and the U.S. by shortening the time period for supplying the requested data to 10 days (currently it takes on average 10 months);Address legal conflicts by setting out definitions and types of data covered, clarifying legal obligations and ensuring reciprocal rights for all parties;Guarantee strong safeguards on data protection, privacy and procedural rights in full respect of fundamental rights and the principles of necessity and proportionality.The Budapest Convention is the centrepiece of international cooperation against cybercrime providing a comprehensive framework for cooperation for over 60 countries. The Second Additional Protocol, once in place, will further strengthen this international cooperation including on obtaining access to electronic evidence, enhancing mutual legal assistance and setting up joint investigations. The Commission is today proposing a mandate to participate in those negotiations on behalf of the European Union and its Members to ensure:Compatibility of the Protocol with current and future EU law, including in the area of cross-border access to electronic evidence;Enhanced international cooperation through more effective mutual legal assistance, including simplified requests, and setting up joint investigations teams;Direct cooperation of law enforcement with service providers in other jurisdictions;Stronger safeguards for the protection of personal data and national practices on cross-border access to data.The issue has since been discussed several times by EU Ministers and in April 2018 the Commission proposed new rules for cross-border access to electronic evidence.

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    Brussels, 5 February 2019

  • Currently, U.S. based service providers cooperate with European law enforcement authorities on a voluntary basis and are not always allowed, under U.S. law, to respond directly to European requests for access to electronic evidence. The negotiating mandate proposed by the Commission aims to:
    • Ensure timely access to electronic evidence for law enforcement authorities in the EU and the U.S. by shortening the time period for supplying the requested data to 10 days (currently it takes on average 10 months);
    • Address legal conflicts by setting out definitions and types of data covered, clarifying legal obligations and ensuring reciprocal rights for all parties;
    • Guarantee strong safeguards on data protection, privacy and procedural rights in full respect of fundamental rights and the principles of necessity and proportionality.
  • The Budapest Convention is the centrepiece of international cooperation against cybercrime providing a comprehensive framework for cooperation for over 60 countries. The Second Additional Protocol, once in place, will further strengthen this international cooperation including on obtaining access to electronic evidence, enhancing mutual legal assistance and setting up joint investigations. The Commission is today proposing a mandate to participate in those negotiations on behalf of the European Union and its Members to ensure:
    • Compatibility of the Protocol with current and future EU law, including in the area of cross-border access to electronic evidence;
    • Enhanced international cooperation through more effective mutual legal assistance, including simplified requests, and setting up joint investigations teams;
    • Direct cooperation of law enforcement with service providers in other jurisdictions;
    • Stronger safeguards for the protection of personal data and national practices on cross-border access to data.
    • The issue has since been discussed several times by EU Ministers and in April 2018 the Commission proposed new rules for cross-border access to electronic evidence.
    • In October 2018, European Leaders called on the Commission to urgently submit negotiating mandates for the international agreements on electronic evidence.
    • For More Information Questions and Answers: Mandate for the EU-U.S. cooperation on electronic evidence