FIU Latvia organised the Financial & Cyber Crime Analysis Tournament 2025

On February 25-26, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU Latvia) organised the Financial & Cyber Crime Analysis Tournament 2025.

Inspired by the Capture the Flag concept, the tournament offered an immersive, hands-on learning experience to help participants to develop a deeper understanding of threat identification, attacker behaviour, and risk mitigation strategies. The teams from the State Police, the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau, the Internal Security Bureau, and FIU Latvia took part in the tournament. Using their analytical skills and technical expertise, they aimed to uncover hidden threats and prevent potential illicit activities.

The objective of the tournament was to improve our understanding of financial and cybercrime threats while refining our ability to detect and mitigate risks.

The tasks of the tournament focused on five crucial areas:

• Financial Analysis
• Cryptocurrencies
• OSINT
• Sanctions Compliance
• Cybercrime

The tournament was followed with the discussion which focused on key questions: How can we improve coordination and cooperation in the future? How can we share information more effectively? How can we use cutting-edge analytics and technology within our limited budgets to better fight financial crime in the future?

The Financial & Cyber Crime Analysis Tournament 2025 acknowledged that cooperation and continuous improvement of knowledge are of utmost importance to tackle financial and cybercrime threats more effectively.