Computer security

A year before the 2022 cyberattack on Hellenic Post (ELTA), which resulted in the data leak of millions of citizens on the dark web, an internal investigation into ELTA's computer systems had warned of a high risk of infiltration.

Online fraud is becoming a veritable scourge with more than 3,000 cases recorded in 2023 alone, according to cybercrime authorities. 

More specifically, 3,656 cases and 273 attempts were recorded, with only 627 solved so far, while the victims of fraud amounted to 3,733.

The Digital Labor Card will be fully implemented in the industry and retail sectors as of July 1, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security said on Monday.
 
The decision has already been published in the Government Gazette, and takes into account the two sectors' demands, the ministry said.
 

The United States, Britain and New Zealand have accused Beijing-backed cyber groups of being behind a series of attacks against lawmakers and key democratic institutions — allegations that prompted angry Chinese denials.

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A 31-year-old man was arrested in Corfu on Saturday for sending threatening electronic messages to a nationwide TV station on Friday night, the police said.

Police said the man had sent an email claiming there was a bomb at the premises of Mega TV station.

The suspect appeared before a prosecutor in Corfu who charged him with disturbing the peace and filing a false complaint.

Experts are sounding the alarm as online fraud in Greece quadrupled between 2018 and 2023. According to the Cybercrime Unit, 5,261 incidents were recorded last year, up from 1,093 in 2018. The recruitment of artificial intelligence is further worrying experts as now perpetrators can create more believable messages.

The issue of security at universities has once again come to the fore, following the outrages of the last few days, with hooded assailants entering the University of Athens and spreading fear with threats of violence in student assemblies. 

The draft law on cybersecurity will be tabled in the relevant parliamentary committees next week, so that "there will be one body in charge of all the organizations and services - both public and private - that will protect us from attacks," Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou said on Friday in an interview with Skai TV.

As it was said, various hacker groups breached security systems, accessed confidential information and demanded ransoms. What should be pointed out is that, according to the information, there is no evidence that these attacks actually took place.