International agency release # New major interventions to block encrypted communications of criminal networks Europol, March 10, 2021. Sky ECC monitoring, user and message scale, Belgian action day. **Source type:** International agency release **Published:** March 10, 2021 **Research grade:** P2 **Used in entries:** 7 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** Europol **Published:** March 10, 2021 **Source type:** International agency release **Research grade:** Source grade P2 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher. **What it supports:** Sky ECC monitoring, user and message scale, Belgian action day **Dataset id:** src\_europol\_skyecc\_2021 ## Research notes - URL not re-verified in this pass. How this source is used Cited 7 times across 4 record types. The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards. Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [Sky ECC interception and action day](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sky-ecc-interception-and-action-day) Criminal communications, February 2021 Primary source ### Organization roles 3 citations Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [Belgian Federal Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sky-ecc-interception-and-action-day) Co-lead, Sky ECC interception and action day Primary source - [Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sky-ecc-interception-and-action-day) Co-lead, Sky ECC interception and action day Primary source - [European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sky-ecc-interception-and-action-day) Coordinator, Sky ECC interception and action day Primary source ### Infrastructure 2 citations Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [Command and control server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sky-ecc-interception-and-action-day) Command and control server taken over, Sky ECC interception and action day Primary source - [approximately 70,000 user accounts](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sky-ecc-interception-and-action-day) User accounts searched, Sky ECC interception and action day Primary source ### Excluded candidates 1 citation Cited for a candidate event assessed and left out of the index. - Sky Global chief executive US indictment Indictment only. Not merged into td\_2021\_sky\_ecc, which records the separate infrastructure and interception action. Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)