Half of €152,000 ‘Phished’ From Crete Regional Authority Recovered
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Hackers Steal €152,000 From Crete Regional Authority in Elaborate Bank Fraud Scheme - iefimerida.gr
By Lia Kontopoulou Greek authorities have recovered more than half of €152,000 stolen from a Crete regional government agency, after fraudsters gained control of its bank accounts using a fake website that mimicked the agency's banking partner, an investigation by Greece's anti-money laundering authority found. The scammers exploited login credentials mistakenly entered by Crete Regional Authority employees on the fraudulent site, then drained t…
The independent authority, headed by the Honorary Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Charalambos Vourliotis, managed to identify and secure an amount exceeding half of the approximately 152,000 euros.
A highly organized electronic fraud against the Regional Unit of Rethymno was uncovered after the intervention of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority. Unknown perpetrators gained access to the bank accounts of the agency and managed to extract a total of approximately 152,000 euros, "breaking" the amount into dozens of smaller transactions in a very short time.
The Anti-Money Laundering Authority is investigating a case of electronic fraud against a service of the Regional Unit of Rethymno. Unknown perpetrators gained access to bank accounts after entering details on a fake website that resembled the official bank website. Subsequently, approximately 152,000 euros were transferred through 55 consecutive transactions to accounts of unknown persons. The money was quickly moved to banking institutions abr…
Electronic fraud in the Region of Crete: They made “wings” of 152,000 euros – They blocked more than half of the money abroad editor03 Fri, 08/28/2026 - 21:41 The fraud occurred when employees of the service accidentally typed the passwords of the bank accounts on a fake website, which simulated that of the cooperating bank. Exclusion from the news feed Off Live Description Off
A service of the Region of Crete fell victim to an electronic fraud, with unknown perpetrators gaining access to its bank accounts and transferring approximately 152,000 euros through dozens of transactions. According to the announcement of the Authority for Money Laundering, in the past few days, unknown perpetrators gained control of the bank accounts of a service of the Region of Crete, due to a previous incorrect […] The article Electronic f…
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