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Teenage boys hack school computers to get exam questions on Spain’s Mallorca

TWO teenage students from Palma’s Madre Alberta college have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for hacking into the centre’s computer network to obtain Baccalaureate exam questions. Two boys- both aged 17-

12 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Cyber crime goes up by over 6% in Spain in 2021

Cyber crime rises by over 6% in Spain in 2021

CYBER crime went by up 6.1% in Spain last year according to the Criminality Statistical System(SEC). Broken down into raw figures, 305,477 cyber-related offences were reported last year. Fraud accounted for 87.4%

31 Aug, 2022 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain's power company Iberdrola reports record international profits but suffers 19% domestic fall

Power company Iberdrola admits personal details of 1.3 million customers in Spain were hacked

PERSONAL data of 1.3 million Iberdrola customers were hacked in a cyberattack on March 15 according to the El Pais newspaper. The criminals seized information from the energy provider’s customer database including

31 Mar, 2022 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Social media bomb hoaxer is arrested after fruitless search of a Valencia Metro station in Spain

A Valencia man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for spreading a bogus bomb threat via social media. Police swooped on the 21-year-old after an investigation that started on October 30.

11 Nov, 2021 @ 18:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

DON’T BELIEVE A WORD: Spanish police warn of new scam involving conmen posing as Microsoft technicians

The person targeted is given a set of instructions to follow in order to install what is claimed to be a safety programme, but which is really a virus that enables the

24 May, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Technology

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Town hall in Spain’s Andalucia conned out of €400,000 in online scam

THE Ayuntamiento of Cordoba has become the latest victim of cyber crime after an online scam left it €400,000 out of pocket. The Urban Planning Department, or ‘Urbanismo’ was conned by online

5 Jun, 2020 @ 18:53

Cordoba·Lead

EasyJet gets hacked and travel details for nine millions customers are stolen

EASYJET has been hacked and travel details for nine million customers have been stolen.

19 May, 2020 @ 14:25

Crime & Law·Lead

Police arrest five in UK and Spain cyber-crime ring

Police have intercepted a cyber crime ring suspected of infecting computers with malicious software in order to obtain sensitive information.

18 Apr, 2017 @ 09:59

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish authorities arrest Russian computer spam kingpin for US election ‘hacking’

US authorities have not commented on whether Severa's work was used to aid Trump's campaign.

10 Apr, 2017 @ 14:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Malaga police warn of new Airbnb scam in lead up to Easter

Tourists are being warned to be aware of potential scams on accommodation booking site Airbnb

2 Apr, 2017 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News