[New] The United States faces many criminal threats, including financial and health care fraud, transnational and regional organized criminal enterprises, crimes against children and human trafficking, violent threats against election personnel, and public corruption.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[New] In 2026, there will be a dual risk environment: in Europe and certain other regions, there will be heightened regulatory and criminal enforcement, while in some areas of the United States, companies will face increased political scrutiny and litigation risks.
A&O Shearman
The implementation of the Environmental Crime Directive will result in tighter German environmental criminal law.
www.hoganlovells.com
We expect 2026 to bring deeper cooperation between the FCA and bodies like the National Crime Agency to disrupt criminal networks.
Browne Jacobson LLP
The AFP currently has more than 200 people based in 34 countries globally operating in a complex, volatile and technology-driven world to combat criminal threats that endanger the safety of communities in Australia and throughout the world.
Mirage News
Based on 2023 cyber-crime activity, there is a warning to small to medium size business owners (SMEs) that they will face unprecedented criminal cyber-attacks in 2024.
theHRDIRECTOR
Convergence of Advanced Persistent Threats and Cyber Crime: Nation-state actors and criminal gangs will share infrastructure and payloads, blurring attribution and accelerating the scale of global cyber operations.
Govtech
The U.S. Treasury published a public statement saying that crypto mixers that facilitate criminal activities threaten U.S. national security.
Cryptopolitan
As part of the fourth round of the Ohio Body-Worn Camera Grant Program, the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Office of Criminal Justice Services will award $4.6 million in funding to help local law enforcement agencies across Ohio pay for body-worn camera equipment and associated costs.
Morning Journal
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office for a European software alternative amid mounting fears about being reliant on US technology.
The Register
In an unprecedented move, last week Counter Terrorism Policing, MI5 and the National Crime Agency issued a joint warning to parents and carers that online offenders will exploit the school holidays to engage in criminal acts with young people when they know less support is readily available.
The Guardian
Trump may view cannabis reform less through a cultural or criminal-justice lens and more through healthcare cost savings, a path that could prove politically safer.
Forbes
Federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation use AI and emerging technology capabilities to analyze large data sets for security threats and criminal activity.
ATP Gov
ARIT is a major operational upgrade that will enhance law enforcement ability to recover criminal assets, disrupt organised crime, and protect communities.
UKAuthority
London-based financial crime intelligence firm Themis has acquired fraud monitoring company Pasabi, in a move aimed to accelerate the use of AI in tackling one of the fastest-growing criminal threats facing businesses and consumers globally.
City AM
The practice of law is evolving rapidly, with global challenges and disruptive technology, including artificial intelligence, raising new questions and concerns around privacy, criminal justice, health equity, and human rights.
UC Law SF
The use of Facebook to facilitate or organise criminal activity that causes physical harm or financial damage to people or businesses is prohibited, as is threatening physical harm to individuals and celebrating a crime that one has committed.
Cambridge Core
Last updated: 06 February 2026
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