The Hellenic Police Headquarters announced on Saturday (30.05.2026) that the phishing email also mentions as senders the National Cybersecurity Authority, European Cybersecurity Agencies, as well as the name of the head of the Hellenic Police.
Specifically, the message appears to have been sent from the email address kepik.astynomia.gov.gr@gmail.com and has the subject line "CYBERCRIME INTRUSION".
Its content falsely states that the “National Cybersecurity Authority of Greece” has identified alleged cyber threats linked to the recipient, while invoking the Greek Police, the European Cybercrime Center (EC3) and European Organizations in order to give false credibility to the message. At the same time, expressions are used that aim to create a sense of fear and urgency, such as:
– “they demand your immediate answers”,
– “in order to impose sanctions”,
– “immediate arrest if the offender does not comply within 24 hours”,
– references to alleged violations and sanctions supposedly provided for by the Constitution of Greece and the European Union.
Furthermore, the message attempts to appear as an official document, falsely including information about Services and Bodies, while at the end it lists the Chief of the Hellenic Police, Lieutenant General Dimitrios Mallios, as the alleged signatory, without of course having any relation to the specific message.
The Hellenic Police points out that this particular email message constitutes an attempt at electronic fraud (phishing) and has no relation to its Services.
It is reminded that:
The official email addresses of the Hellenic Police do not use email services such as @gmail.com.
The Hellenic Police does not send emails calling on citizens to provide explanations for alleged criminal offenses.
The Hellenic Police do not threaten via email with arrests, criminal sanctions or compliance deadlines.
The use of names of officials, logos or information from public bodies is not proof of the authenticity of a message.
Citizens are invited to:
Do not respond to such messages,
Do not open attached files or links contained in them,
Do not enter personal, banking or other sensitive data,
Delete the message immediately,
To inform the Greek Police in case they have interacted with it or have provided information.
The Hellenic Police is constantly monitoring similar fraud attempts and reminds that perpetrators often exploit the prestige of public bodies and the status of senior state officials, in order to convince their potential victims to reveal personal information or to carry out financial transactions.
Citizens are urged to pay particular attention to messages that create a sense of pressure, fear or urgency and to always verify the authenticity of the sender before taking any action.
Although the press releases will range from very select to rare, I said I'd pass...because sometimes the editors hide.
