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Twenty-five people have been arrested in a global operation over AI-generated child sexual abuse material, said Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, in a statement Friday.
Operation Cumberland, which was led by Danish law enforcement, is one of the world’s first cases involving this kind of child abuse material, which Europol said made it “exceptionally challenging for investigators.”
The operation spanned 19 countries, including a number of European nations, as well as Australia and New Zealand, according to the statement.
The case began when a Danish man was arrested in November 2024, Europol said. The man…