[ISN] Romanian hackers stripped foreign companies of over 150 million dollars in 2008 alone

[InfoSec News]

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20. August 2008
EMportal

Romanian hackers stripped foreign companies of over 150 million dollars 
in 2008 alone, Romania's Police representatives declared quoted by 
Romanian news television Realitatea TV.

Romanian hackers stripped foreign companies of over 150 million dollars 
in 2008 alone, Romania's Police representatives declared quoted by 
Romanian news television Realitatea TV.

Romania's secret service representatives declared that this sum 
represents only half of the total damages caused.

Inside sources declared that currently, Romanian hackers are among most 
feared in the world and IT crimes were redefined.

According to a statistic published by the Romanian news agency NewsIn, 
in the first six months of the year, some 436 crimes were committed by 
Romanian hackers over the internet.

Accordingly, some 365 people are investigated. Because IT crimes 
unfolded without a precedent in the last years, Romania's Police Forces 
reorganized and created four specialized units for IT crimes alone. 
Moreover, Romanians are in constant contact with their American and 
European counterparts.