Arrest for phishing mails: The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate of the Hellenic Police investigated a case of cyber fraud and filed a case against two (2) people (one foreigner and one national).
Προηγήθηκε καταγγελία ημεδαπού, σύμφωνα με την οποία άγνωστοι δράστες, αφού του απέστειλαν παραπλανητικά μηνύματα ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου (phishing mails) και με το πρόσχημα ότι οι προσωπικοί κωδικοί πρόσβασης του σε διαδικτυακές services bank accounts have expired, they managed to extract the passwords as well as the plugin code security and transfer funds to a third party account.
As part of the investigation of the case, a thorough digital research and analysis of the data and elements of the case was carried out, as well as correspondence with banking institutions, foreign company supply virtual private network (VPN) services and telecommunications and internet providers.
From the evaluation and analysis of the data, the involvement of two (2) persons in the case under investigation was identified.
Subsequently, a team of police officers of the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate, carried out a search on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at the home of a citizen, during which a computer was found and confiscated.
The confiscated digital evidence was sent to the Directorate of Criminological Investigations for further laboratory investigation.
The case file that was formed was submitted to the competent Prosecution Authorities, while at the same time their participation in other similar fraudulent acts is being investigated, with the same course of action, against the clients of banking institutions.
On this occasion, the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate advises citizens - internet users not to be persuaded by e-mails and to provide personal passwords (username and password) as well as the additional security code, if they are not sure that they are in a physical bank environment.
It is reminded that citizens can communicate, anonymously or by name, with the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate in order to provide information or to report illegal or fraudulent acts or activities carried out over the Internet, at the following contact details:
By phone at 111 88
Sending an e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
Via the application for smart phones (smartphones): FEELSAFE, E-COMMERCE
Via Twitter "SOS Cyber Alert Line": https://twitter.com/CyberAlertGR.
Through the web portal of the Greek Police: https://portal.astynomia.gr