Computer security

Man arrested for sending threatening messages to TV station

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.

Online scams growing exponentially

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.

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