Romanian hackers tracked down for USD 4.5 M frauds

By Alina Grigoras Last updated Apr 1, 2015

A group of Romanian hackers has been dismantled by the DIICOT officers following 11 searches conducted in Mehedinti, Dolj, Hunedoara, Buzau and Timis counties on Wednesday. The hackers are suspected of causing a prejudice of USD 4.5 million to several financial and telephone companies, as well as governmental servers in Australia and Columbia.

“The members of the group used IT applications for illegally obtaining confidential banking information, e-commerce applications or information regarding credit cards,” the Directorate for Organized Crime and Terrorism Investigation (DIICOT) informs.

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Alina Grigoras

Alina Grigoras, Editor-in-Chief

I have been editor-in-chief at the Romanian Journal for 5 years and in the Romanian and English-based news editing for 20 years, mostly reporting for the Politics and Society columns.
I graduated in journalism in 2000, having worked as a print editor since then. Print and radio correspondent during college days. BA degree in journalism and MA in advertising.
The expertise in both print and online has allowed me to learn both sides of content and I am still learning and improving myself...
I am a keen observer of reality, favoring strong interpersonal communication, I define myself more like a colleague rather than a chief and a fan of brainstorming and team work.
Passionate about reading, writing, storytelling, psychology and traveling. Published author
(“Scufia cu Vise” book for children, published in 2014).

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