European ministers are considering establishing a new agency that would tie together law enforcement agencies and other entities dedicated to fighting cybercrime.

The Council of the 歐盟, composed of ministers from 27 國家, issued a document earlier this week calling for the European Commission to draw up a feasibility study on the idea.

The ministers released a set of goals they’d like to achieve over time. One of those is to gain more ratifications of the Council of Europe&’s Cybercrime Convention, the only international treaty covering computer crime.

The treaty requires countries to adopt cybercrime laws, have contacts available 24 hours a day for fast-breaking investigations and other measures.

Another medium-term goal focuses on revocation of 域名 and IP (Internet protocol) 地址. The document doesn’t spell out exactly the ministers’ objectives there, as it is already standard procedure for many 互聯網服務供應商 to shut down Web sites linked with bad behavior.

The new agency would also be tasked with forging stronger bonds between various law enforcement and other organizations that deal with cybercrime, including Europol, Eurojust, Interpol and others.

通過 European Commission may create new cybercrime unit – 計算機世界.

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