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Spanish FA Reported a Cyber Attack, Private Texts Seized

 

Police have been informed that the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has witnessed a cyber attack. In recent months, top leaders of the union, particularly president Luis Rubiales, have had documents and information from private email accounts, private texts, and audio calls taken.

Headquartered in Las Rozas, La Ciudad del Ftbol, a community near Madrid, the Royal Spanish Football Federation is Spain's football regulating organization. The Spanish FA won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and two European Championships in a row as a result of these events. 

"It's likely this personally identifiable information, taken unlawfully and with clear criminal purpose, was provided to numerous media," the RFEF added. 

Before the publishing of the information, an unnamed journalist informed the RFEF claiming its media outlet had been provided access to illegally acquired material from an unknown source who communicated over an encrypted voice. 

"Through third parties, the media outlet in issue claimed to have obtained confidential contracts, private WhatsApp conversations, emails, and a variety of documents involving the RFEF management," the journalist told. "If accurate, it would be a crime of secret revelation and a breach of the people attacked's fundamental rights." 

The Spanish FA has condemned such "criminal and mafia" acts to all relevant organizations, as well as appointed a private firm to improve security and prevent future attacks.

Cyberattacks, like hacktivists, can be linked to cyber warfare or cyberterrorism. To put it another way, motivations can differ. And there are three basic types of motivations: criminal, political, and personal. Money theft, data theft, and company disruption are all options for criminally minded attackers.
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Delhi Police: Nigerian Arrested for Scamming People by Hacking Mobile Phones

 

The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Op (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police uncovered a syndicate that was hacking into people's mobile devices and WhatsApp accounts using custom-made malware. 

According to sources, the syndicate's leader recently hacked a senior bureaucrat's WhatsApp account, prompting a full-fledged inquiry. The mastermind of the module, identified as Chimelum Emmanuel Aniwetalu alias Maurice from Nigeria, has been arrested, according to DCP (IFSO) KPS Malhotra. His associate has also been found, and operations are underway to capture him. The syndicate was operating in Delhi and Bangalore. 

DCP Malhotra stated, “The syndicate was sending malware through WhatsApp and thereby accessing call logs, SMSs and contacts and control of the targeted WhatsApp account. After hacking the account, they would pose as the original WhatsApp account holder and communicate with the contact list thereby further hacking into more contacts.” 

“We had received a complaint that a person’s mobile phone was hacked by some unknown persons. Taking over the control of the WhatsApp of the complainant, they started demanding money from the contact list of the complainant by sending various distress messages. The accused had also provided a bank account to the contacts of the complainant for transferring the money."

An FIR was filed at IFSO, and an investigation team comprised of ACP Raman Lamba and inspectors Vijay Gahlawat and Bhanu Pratap was constituted. A technical investigation including IP address analysis (IP-DR) and human intelligence resulted in the recognition of one of the accused, who was caught during a raid. He was captured with a laptop and 15 phones. 

According to the investigation of the confiscated laptop, the gang utilised apps to create and distribute multiple malicious URLs. The accused had delivered malware disguised as an application to the victim's devices. 

DCP Malhotra further stated, “The accused created a dedicated application for each victim which when downloaded and installed on the victim’s phone, sent contacts, call logs and SMSs on the accused’s server.” 

During interrogation and forensic investigation of the devices, it was discovered that the accused employed a variety of methods, the most notable of which was impersonating a girl and befriending males on numerous social media sites. Once trust was established, the gang would give a link allowing him or her to join a group of like-minded peers. 

The DCP further added, once a person clicked on that link, he or she lost control of their social media profiles. Following that, the gang used social media accounts to acquire money. 

Mastermind Maurice was discovered overstaying in the nation despite the fact that his tourist visa had expired in 2018. The investigation also showed that he was scamming individuals under the pretext of selling herbal seeds online. He also befriended elderly men by impersonating ladies from other nations. 

According to police, the man fabricated paperwork claiming to be an UN-approved asylum seeker. A separate case has been opened at the Mohan Garden police station in this matter. The house owner, who rented his property to the foreigner, has also been arrested. 

“Delhi Police appeals to people for being cautious while communicating on social media and avoid clicking on any random web link or URL sent on any social media platform,” the DCP cautioned.
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