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Cybercriminals in Bulgaria Cause Millions Worth of Damage per Year

The damages of internet crimes in our country are for millions of BGN per year. This was explained to sega by Yavor Kolev of the GDBOP. In his words, most often victims are companies that work online, but there are also cases in which victims are also individuals.

There is billions worth of damage annually on a global scale from cybercrime, Kolev explained.

Commissioner of the EC Admitted being a Victim of Sexual Harassment

EU Justice Commissioner Vera Yurova admitted that she had been the victim of sexual violence in the past and urged all women to join the #MeToo movement to report abuse and harassment.

"It's a very strange feeling, I've been the victim of such violence myself," she said, at an event organized by Politico.

Man, 42, arrested for fraud

A 42-year-old man was arrested for fraud and making false claims with the Social Security Foundation (IKA) after the electronic crimes squad found he had made insurance claims in the years 2014 and 2015 for bogus employees at a company which was no longer operating at that time.

Greek priest arrested for sexual harassment of boy

Greek police have filed a criminal case against a 39-year-old priest for sexual harassment towards a minor. Police arrested the priest on July 20 following an investigation which determined the man was texting material of explicit sexual content to a 14-year-old boy via viber, Facebook messenger on a daily basis.

Facebook Virus Drains Bank Accounts

The virus is spread through sending a picture from a friend as a private message on Facebook. It steals passwords and valuable information from your computer, according to Telegraph newspaper.

 Over the last 24 hours, many Bulgarian users of the social network received similar photo files. The programming language of the virus is written in JavaScript.

Authorities warn of online financial transactions scam

Crime-fighting authorities have issued a warning to individuals and business to be on the lookout for a scam involving online financial transactions.

According to cyber crime officials, it is a "man in the middle" scam, whereby an unauthorized third party accesses an individual's or a business's sensitive data as it is being sent over the internet.

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