site.btaSofia to Host Europol Conference Dedicated to Combating Online Crimes

Bulgarian Interior Minister Daniel Mitov will open а Europol conference titled “From Click to Crime: Investigating Intellectual Property Crime in the Digital Age” and organized and hosted by the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (GDCOC) in Sofia on October 22. The conference will bring together over 270 experts and representatives from law enforcement agencies and the private sector from around the world.

Important topics that will be discussed during the two-day forum include the fight against counterfeit goods sold online, such as medicines, electronics, toys, cosmetics and cleaning products, and their impact on public health and safety. Other topics include results of joint operations against digital piracy, the damage caused by the spread of malicious software, financial fraud, data theft. and how to improve cooperation between law enforcement agencies, institutions and the private sector in the fight against online intellectual property infringements.