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Greek Police Transfers Cyber Crime Unit Chief, Then Repeals Decision… For Now
After 21 years of hard, effective work, Manolis Sfakianakis, director of the Cyber Crime Division of the Hellenic Police has been transferred to another department. He didn't lose his Major General Rank but essentially he was demoted to a...
Crime
Greek Cyber Crime Unit Hires Two Young Hackers
The Greek Cyber Crime Unit recently managed to capture two hackers messing with Facebook, receiving a thank you note from the social network’s representatives.
It appears, however, that this unit has made several innovative decisions without holding back as other...
Greece
Facebook Thanks Greek Cyber Crime Unit
With a long announcement, Facebook thanked the Greek Police and especially the Cyber Crime Unit for the arrest of two Greek hackers, 31 and 27 years old, who created the virus "Lecpetex" that damaged thousands of computers around the world.
Facebook administration stated that...
Greece
Cyber Crime Unit Uncovers SMS Scam
A gigantic SMS text scam against several dozens of Greek citizens was uncovered by the Cyber Crime Unit.
The scam message sent to mobile phones was written in English and their sender was a number registered in the UK, belonging...
Greece
Cyber-Crime Unit Forms File Against 17-Year-Old for Distributing Child Pornography
Greece’s cyber-crime unit formed a case file against a 17-year-old teenager from the regional unit of Pieria for distributing child pornography through the internet on Sunday, who was located through an international operation that lasted several months.
A police unit...
Greece
Greece's Cybercrime Unit Launches Investigation into Alleged Hacking Attempt at State Revenues Secretariat
Greece ’s cybercrime unit is launching an investigation to determine if there has been an attempt to hack the online system used by the General Secretariat for Public Revenues, it was revealed.
The Chief Prosecutor of the First Instance Court,...
Crime
Greek Supreme Court Orders US Extradition of Russian Cybercrime Suspect
Greece's supreme court cleared the way on Wednesday for the extradition to the United States of a Russian man, also wanted in Moscow, suspected of having laundered billions of dollars in the digital currency bitcoin.
A final decision on where...
Crime
Cyber-crime Police Warn Greeks About International Spam Calls and Texts
The cyber-crime division of the Greek Police (CCD) warned Greek citizens on Wednesday not to answer cellphone calls or SMS text messages by phone numbers with the prefixes 00387 and 00960, as they are being used by cyber criminals...
Crime
Cyber Crime Detects Suspects In Just 8 Minutes
Manolis Sfakianakis, director of the Cyber Crime Unit (CCU) sent a stern warning out to those who use the internet for illegal actions- this warning took place today, during the Panhellenic Interdisciplinary Conference on preventing and dealing with online...
Greece
Teenage Hacker Arrested for Cyber Attacks on Interpol, US Government Websites
An 18-year-old hacker wanted since Feb. 24, 2008 by international law enforcement agencies for cracking Interpol and US government websites and engaging in "digital vandalism", was arrested by Attiki electronic crime squad officers, it was announced on Tuesday.
The teenage...
Crime
Greek Police Arrest Child Pornography Video Owner
On Friday, the Greek Police Cyber Crime Unit arrested a 31-year-old Greek male in the Attica region, Greece, on child pornography charges.
The Greek Public Order and Citizen Protection Ministry revealed that a review of the 31-year-old's data found that he owned around 38,000 child pornography videos.
The Ministry...
Crime
Online User from Britain Offers to Help Greek Woman Commit Suicide via Facebook
The Greek police cyber crime unit has opened a case file against an internet user from the United Kingdom for participating in a suicide.
According to Greek police, the accused, whose electronic traces have been found but have not been...
Crime
Authorities Searching for Bullies Involved in Greek Student's Suicide
Vangelis Giakoumakis, the Greek student who committed suicide after being bullied by his fellow students, was buried yesterday in Rethymno, Crete. Thousands of people were present at his funeral to pay their respects and say their last goodbyes.
Meanwhile, Greek...
Education
Northern Greece: Teacher Accused of Sexually Harassing Student
A female teacher in Epirus, northern Greece is being accused of sexually harassing a student. According to the young girls parents the teachers was using social media to send erotic messages the student.
After an investigation conducted by the Cyber...
Crime
Greek Hackers Breach Legal Database
The Greek Police Cyber Crime Unit has brought a case of intellectual property violation to light. Members of the unit conducted an online investigation and presented their data to Athens’ District Attorney, who requested a preliminary examination.
The online investigation...