Notícias - Atividade do MP
Credentials "theft" – CITIUSA new criminal campaign has been detected in which criminals, abusing the name and image of the CITIUS platform, attempt to obtain online access credentials. A document containing more detailed…
“Phishing” – Continente CardA new “phishing” campaign was detected, which, using the image of the supermarkets Continente, allows its authors to illegally obtain data from the banking cards of the victims. A document…
Cybercrime Warning: Scams – False Debts to the SNS – Serviço Nacional de SaúdeThere is an ongoing criminal scam campaign targeting costumers convincing them to make false debt payments to the SNS. A brief document containing more detailed information on the…
Fraud – online workFraudulent criminal campaigns through communication networks have multiplied, through which victims are offered false jobs online. The criminal agents pretend to be hiring workers but, in truth…
Practical note 29/2025 – Computer searches and seizures with the consent of the holderThe Cybercrime Office issued Practical Note nº 29/2025, on computer systems searches and subsequent seizure of data, in situations where the “owner” or holder of the system or data gives consent to…
Practical Note 28/2025 – Computer searches in the “cloud”The Cybercrime Office issued Practical Note nº 28/2025, on the extension of computer searches to remote systems, in the “cloud”.
Cybercrime in 2024 – complaints receivedAn information note is published describing and characterizing the cybercrime reports received by the Cybercrime Office, by email, in the year of 2023. It concludes, in addition to other…
Cryptocurrency scamsSeveral fake investment platforms have been identified on the Internet whose sole purpose is to convince victims to deposit money there, in supposed investments, which are not genuine. Shortly after…