Europol’s 2024 report highlights AI tools enabling non-technical individuals to conduct sophisticated cybercrimes.
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) expects a rise in the number of artificial intelligence-assisted cybercrimes, as revealed in its yearly analysis of the latest cyber threats in the European Union.
In Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024, the law enforcement agency noted how AI tools enable non-technical individuals to orchestrate sophisticated online crimes.
AI-generated deep fakes and false advertisements are widely used by bad actors worldwide to target potential victims. According to the IOCTA 2024 report, the emergence of such tools is actively lowering the entry barrier to cybercrimes.
