Detected by the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office a series of privacy, personal data and intrusion cases (hacking) to computer users' Internet systems
28's former homeowner was arrested, who acquaintly gained access to Internet users' personal computers, using a remote management program
With this program, he has been able to retrieve and copy a plethora of simple and sensitive personal data from users (personal photos, videos, etc.)
So far, his involvement has been identified in one hundred and sixteen (116) cases exscamin both attempts, while his participation in other similar cases is being investigated
From the Greek Police's Electronic Crime Prosecution Department, it was crafted after a specialized police investigation, a series of privacy, personal data and invasion of computer users' Internet systems.
The perpetrator was identified and arrested this morning (12.11.2014), in the area of Athens, a 28-year-old citizen, who, acting habitually and consistently, fraudulently gained access, through a special remote management program, to the personal computers of his users internet.
By procedure it managed to extract and copy a large number of simple and sensitive personal data of users. So far, his involvement in one hundred and sixteen (116) cases of cheating women and two attempts has been established, while his involvement in other similar cases is being investigated.
Prior to its Modus operandi, the person arrested during the 2013 May and October of 2014, using three "profiles" on the social networking site "Facebook", with the aim of acquiring with unfair and illegally accessing third-party computing systems and personal data, misleadly misled the victims to give them access to their personal computer files, with a specific remote management program.
In particular, the actor approached young girls, mostly students of various University Institutions, to whom they sent friendship requests, to their "profiles" on this website, as well as to their online friends, underlining the postgraduate student at the University of Piraeus.
In fact, in order to achieve his goals, he falsely told them that as part of his thesis, it was necessary to remotely "check" their personal computers to see if they were infected with malware or viruses, in order to "test" the strength and effectiveness of a new anti-viral program.
After finally convincing them, he asked them to install a specific remote management program, with which he gained full access to their computer systems, without their knowledge and then retrieved - copied a wealth of their personal data, digital files (photos and videos, including erotic content, etc.).
The Electronic Crime Investigation Directorate investigated the cases with correspondence with the relevant social networking site, thorough digital research and analysis of the data and case details as well as electronic traces and correspondence with the relevant mobile and fixed providers telephony.
From the methodical and long-term police and digital research, the aforementioned was identified as the manager of the "profile" in question on the social networking pages through which he was involved in the illegal activity.
In the morning hours of today (12.11.2014), an episode of lawful investigation was carried out at a police station in the Electronic Crime Division, in an area of Athens, where the illegal digital activity was verified by the on-site digital screening of specialized officers.
In addition, a number of simple and sensitive personal data (digital files), that is, thousands of photos, videos, etc., were stored in digital media it held. which he had taken away from the victims, unfairly with the above manner of action for the purpose of their fraudulent exploitation.
As a result of the search, three (3) internal hard drives were found and seized discs, two (2) external hard drives and one (1) external portable USB drive, which will be sent to the Department of Criminal Investigations, for the appropriate laboratory tests, in order to determine precisely the size of the digital data, which he had extracted with the above illegal way.
Of the (116) total cases, 16 has been terminated and identified, while the rest (100) has been confessed by the offender and a search is being carried out to locate the victims.
It is noted that the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate had received a number of complaints (by phone, documents and via e-mail), on a daily basis for the action of the arrested, while his participation - involvement in other similar crimes is being investigated.
The perpetrator with the filed case file, directed against him, is brought to the Attorney of the First Instance of Athens.
It is recalled that for similar incidents, citizens can contact the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office at the following contact details:
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By phone: 210-647 69 59
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Sending e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
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Through the application for smart phones with operating system ios – android : CYBERKID
