Interpol news and trends

Interpol Now Trains Crimefighters in the Industrial Metaverse
Metaverse // October 24, 2022

Interpol is bringing crimefighting to an industrial metaverse it believes will let it better train law enforcement officers from around the world on everything from crime scene forensics to screening passengers at border checkpoints. In this third article in the PYMNTS industrial metaverse series about...

Today in Crypto: PGA Inks Partnership With Tom Brady’s NFT Marketplace Autograph
Cryptocurrency // September 19, 2022

As cryptocurrencies slid Monday, bitcoin hit a three-month low, Bloomberg wrote. The sentiment took a hit because of a spate of financial tightening that will happen this week in both Europe and the U.S. The coin’s price fell 7.4% to $18,273 before paring losses, the...

Germany Asks For Interpol Help To Find Ex-Wirecard COO
Security & Fraud // July 30, 2020

Germany is seeking help from Russia to help locate missing Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Russian authorities had no comment, according to WSJ, and neither did representatives from Wirecard or a lawyer for Marsalek. Marsalek was in charge of running...

Interpol Warns Food Delivery Drivers May Be Transporting Drugs
Delivery // April 30, 2020

A worldwide police force has issued an alert warning that criminal organizations are using food delivery services to transport drugs as countries remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the Lyon, France-based global law enforcement agency, said suspects have...

Interviews & Exclusives
State of the Payment Scam: Banks Battling APP Fraud

March 13, 2024
The world’s cybercriminals all share one thing in common: they understand people can be exploited. After all, people make mistakes. They fall for scams, and frequently either ignore or fail to adhere to best practices when it comes to security — even around security-critical occasions like sending payments. And scammers are finding new ways to […]

Hacker Tracker: U.S. Most Willing To Pay On Ransomware

April 28, 2017
The U.S. was the number one target for ransomware last year. Its end users were also the most willing to pay. This according to the latest volume of the Internet...

Quick Reads
Today in Crypto: PGA Inks Partnership With Tom Brady’s NFT Marketplace Autograph

September 19, 2022
As cryptocurrencies slid Monday, bitcoin hit a three-month low, Bloomberg wrote. The sentiment took a hit because of a spate of financial tightening that will happen this week in both Europe and the U.S. The coin’s price fell 7.4% to $18,273 before paring losses, the lowest since digital-asset prices fell after Celsius collapsed in June. […]

Germany Asks For Interpol Help To Find Ex-Wirecard COO

July 30, 2020
Germany is seeking help from Russia to help locate missing Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Russian authorities had no comment, according to WSJ, and neither...

Interpol Warns Food Delivery Drivers May Be Transporting Drugs

April 30, 2020
A worldwide police force has issued an alert warning that criminal organizations are using food delivery services to transport drugs as countries remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Interpol Rethinks Position On Encryption

November 27, 2019
Outcry from the technology sector and civil liberties advocates has caused the global police organization Interpol to hold off on publicly criticizing the spread of encryption, unnamed sources told Reuters....