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The 15th International Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference will take place on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 June 2026 in ��������, UK. This will be another unique event in the calendar of cybercrime and economic crime conferences with the aim of sharing research and insights into ideas, tools, approaches and techniques to help inform fellow scholars and professionals on debates in the fields of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting. 

Our call for papers is now live, with a deadline of Friday 16 January 2026. Please see our call for papers webpage for full details of what we're looking for and how to submit your abstract.

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This panel discussion, chaired by Dr Aram Ghaemmaghami and featuring CCEC members Professor Lisa Sugiura, Anda Solea and Dr Stu Lucy, brings together experts from criminology, cybercrime, gender studies, digital media, sociology, and online harms to examine the growing influence of the "manosphere". The manosphere is a collection of online communities that often promote misogynistic ideologies and rigid expectations of masculinity. Panellists will explore how these spaces form, what drives participation, and the broader cultural and political implications of their messages. The discussion will address the impact of online misogyny on women and marginalised groups, the role of algorithms and platform design, and the challenges of moderation and policy enforcement. The panel aims to foster a critical and constructive conversation about combating gender-based hate online while supporting healthier digital communities.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact dri@port.ac.uk. This public lecture takes place on 2 December 2016 at the ��������. Full details and registration is available via our event page. 

This public lecture will explore the geographies of scamming examining some of the places where scamming is common, focusing upon two areas of the world where there are ‘small industries’ of scammers targeting the UK and other Western countries: West Africa and India. The Lecture will feature three prominent speakers who have researched this subject extensively, beginning with from Winchester University exploring the geography of scamming. Then Dr Paul Gilmour will talk about scamming in India drawing upon a work package he led on India for a global overview of scam centres conducted by colleagues at the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime. Finally will talk about scammers in West Africa drawing upon a number of studies he has been involved in. Chair: Professor Mark Button, Co-Director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact ccec@port.ac.uk. This public lecture takes place on 9 December 2016 at the �������� and . Full details and registration is available via our event page.

Save the Date: 15 January 2026

Join us online for Economic Crime Clichés: From Pseudo-Policing to Crime Control, a thought-provoking symposium hosted by the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime. This event brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry experts to interrogate common narratives around secrecy, compliance, and ‘best practice’ in economic crime policing. 

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The 14th Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting conference took place on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th June 2025. The aim of the conference was to network, share our research and insights into techniques, ideas, or approaches that help to inform fellow scholars and professionals on important debates in the field of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting. This year's conference welcomed over 70 speakers from across the globe sharing their research and expertise on a range of themes including: fraud prevention and victimisation; diversity of online harms; banking, fraud and economic crime; cryptocurrency risks and responses; business and fraud; misinformation and social media; romance fraud and scammers; cyber-enabled terrorism and counter-terrorism; fraudsters and enablers; victims, cybercrime and fraud; building resilience to cybercrime and fraud; challenges in cybersecurity; cybersecurity education; and virtual assets. You can read a full report about the conference here.

The 6th Winter Economic Crime Symposium, held on 16th January 2025, brought together experts, researchers and practitioners from across the globe to address the growing threat of fraud. Eight speakers from seven countries discussed a variety of topics linked to organised and cross-border fraud. These speakers, along with hundreds of registered delegates, explored key methods of these crimes and underlying policing landscape. READ MORE...

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Centre co-director Professor Mark Button delivered a public lecture at the �������� on 16 October 2024, discussing the fraud epidemic, who is responsible and what can be done about it. To be informed about future public lectures and other events, please subscribe to our .

The 13th Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference was held in-person at the �������� over two days on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th June 2024.

This year’s conference featured keynote and plenary speakers including:

• Professor Rutger Leukfeldt (Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement and Center of Expertise Cybersecurity, Hague University of Applied Sciences)
• Oleksiy Feshchenko (former advisor to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
• Professor Durgesh Pandey (Professor of Practice, National Forensic Sciences University, India)
• Andrei Skorobogatov and Ayesha Babar (Home Office, International Fraud)
• Chris Freeman and Michael Betts (Public Sector Fraud Authority)
• Cyber Crime Unit, National Crime Agency

In addition to the above, over 30 speakers from across the globe shared their research and expertise on a range of topics including Online Harms, Victims of Fraud, Anti-Fraud Technology, Cybersecurity and Hacking, Digital Threats, Telecommunication Frauds, Beneficial Ownership, Fraud Investigation, Government Responses to Fraud, Fraud Detection, Organised and Environmental Crime, and Auditing.

The aim of the conference was to network, share our research and insights into techniques, ideas, or approaches that help to inform fellow scholars and professionals on important debates in the field of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting.

In February 2024 CCEC co-hosted the 2024 Annual Terrorism and Extremism Colloquium with the European Society of Criminology Working Group on Radicalization, Extremism, and Terrorism (WG-Extreme). The colloquium included panels on ideologies in online extremist dynamics, extreme misogyny, the methodological challenges of researching online extremism, pathways and recruitment into extremism, incels, conspiracy theories and emerging technologies, ethics and reflexivity and an early career researcher symposium. The keynote speech, on Navigating the Challenges of Researching Online Extremism, was delivered by Jakob Guhl, from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. 

In February 2024 the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime launched a series of online “fireside chats” – discussions between Centre co-directed Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos and industry leaders from the fields of cybersecurity, risk management and governance/compliance, sharing their insights regarding topical issues and associated challenges they are facing and that have a wider impact for the UK, its businesses and citizens.

For our first session we welcomed Onur Korucu (Managing Partner and Advisory Board Member of Govern ID, a WomenTech Global Ambassador and Council Member and International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Ireland Chapter Chair) for a fascinating discussion about  digital transformation of the EU and its impact on the UK. The event was recorded and you can watch the video here. If you would like to be kept informed of the date and time of our next fireside chat, please .

The 5th Winter Economic Crime Symposium was held online on 18th January 2024, organised by Dr Branislav Hock, of the Economic Crime Research Group. The event featured sessions on Economic Crime in War and Exploring UK government initiatives to tackle economic crime, bringing together a diverse body of researchers, practitioners, students and other community members. The keynote speech, on Economic Crime and War Crimes, was delivered by Professor Noelle Quenivet, from the University of the West of England. 

The Symposium was supported by the .

The 12th Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference, which took place on 14th and 15th June 2023, was hosted for the first time by the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime and was a huge success, welcoming over 300 in-person and online delegates from across the globe, with over 50 speakers sharing their research and expertise. Over 60 organisations were represented, including higher education, banking and financial services, government agencies, law enforcement, crime prevention, technology, research, insurance and loss adjusting, accounting, law and auditing. Read more…