Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024

The Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) is Europol’s assessment of evolving threats and trends in the cybercrime landscape, with  a focus on how it has changed over the last 12 months.

This year's report highlights relevant trends in crime areas such cyber-attacks, child sexual exploitation and online and payment fraud schemes. Recent law enforcement operations have prompted ransomware groups to splinter and rebrand under different guises. Furthermore, continuous takedowns of forums and marketplaces on the dark web have shortened the lifecycle of criminal sites. This instability, combined with the surge of exist scams, has contributed to the fragmentation and multiplication of cyber threats. 

Cite this publication: Europol (2024), Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.