Category: Crime
Turkey cracks down on grubby bootleg booze trade
Türkiye has intensified its crackdown on bootleg alcohol after at least 124 deaths in Istanbul and Ankara since the start…
Cyprus: Scam phone calls impersonating Revolut reported
The Cybercrime Sub-Directorate in Cyprus has received a number of reports from citizens, related to telephone calls in which the…
Crypto exchange hacked for over $1.5 billion
Crypto exchange Bybit, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has been hit by a massive data breach. $1.5 billion…
Cyprus: Eight-year sentence for drug trafficking
A 23-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Larnaca Permanent Criminal Court for drug trafficking. The…
Cyprus: Drought and cyberattacks a threat to the Cypriot economy
The prolonged drought in Cyprus has been assessed by 50 executives from the economic sector has having the highest risk…
Cyprus: Police officer suspended for serious offenses
The Chief of Police in Cyprus has suspended a member of the Force following allegations of serious misconduct, however details…
100 kilos of cocaine found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
Polish border guards found over 100 kilograms of cocaine at the bottom of the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. The discovery…
Cyprus police warn of SMS cryptocurrency exchange scam
The Cybercrime Sub-Directorate in Cyprus is alerting the public over an increase in the phenomenon of fraud via SMS messages.…