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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...
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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...
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Young Man in Northern Greece Arrested for Child Pornography
The Greek police cyber-crime unit faced an unprecedented case. For the first time they arrested a young man from Thessaloniki, northern Greece who was not only searching and distributing child pornography, he was also creating his own videos and...
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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...
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Greek Police Crack Down Facebook Child Pornography Ring
The Cyber Crime Unit of the Greek Police cracked down a child pornography ring in Greece after receiving complaints by a 12-year-old girl. The perpetrators acted through Facebook.
Investigation began after the girl filed a complaint stating that people she didn't know...
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Greek Authorities Alert for "Shylock" Malware
The officers of the Cyber Crime Unit of the Greek Police are alert after the appearance of the "Shylock" malware in Greece.
According to a Europol announcement, Shylock has infected at least 30,000 computers running Microsoft Windows worldwide. Intelligence suggests that Shylock...
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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...
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Ioannina Pediatrician Arrested for Child Pornography
Parents in the northern Greek community of Ioannina who entrusted their children to the town's seemingly earnest pediatrician are shocked at the doctor's arrest on charges of owning child pornography. The doctor work out of a private practice in the city center.
According to Greek media,...
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Man Arrested for Distributing Child Pornography
The Cyber Crimes Unit of the Greek police have arrested a 30-year-old man on Tuesday morning for possession and distribution of child pornography via the Internet, according to the Greek newspaper TA NEA.
After presenting evidence and acquiring authorization to monitor...
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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...