Notícias - Atividade do MP
Practical Note No. 25/2022 – second review – “Obtaining information from HI-PAY”The Cybercrime Office issued a second review of the Practical Note n.º 25/2022, on the procedure to be adopted to request information from the HI-PAY payment platform.Attached to the Practical Note…
Practical Note 27/2024 – “PHISHING” AND “MONEY MULES”The Cybercrime Office issued Practical Note nº 27/2024, on the legal qualification of the criminal method of “phishing” and the actions of so-called “money mules”.
“Phishing” – Chave Móvel DigitalA new “phishing” campaign was detected which, abusing of the name and image of Chave Móvel Digital, allows criminal to access banking accounts of the victims and to transfer amounts to accounts…
Cybercrime Warning: Fraudulent Phone Calls/Alleged Cryptocurrency AccountsFraudulent phone calls have been identified, in which victims are deceived through phone calls in which they are informed that they are holders of digital crypto wallets, which are about to be closed…
Cybercrime in 2023 – complaints receivedAn information note is published describing and characterizing the cybercrime reports received by the Cybercrime Office, by email, in the year of 2022. It concludes, in addition to other findings,…
“Phishing” - credit card data (Novobanco)A new “phishing” campaign was detected, with the purpose of unlawfully obtaining data from credit cards issued by Novobanco. A document containing more detailed information on the modus operandi…
Cybercrime Warning: Scams – False Debts to the Tax Authority (Autoridade Tributária)There is an ongoing criminal scam campaign targeting taxpayers convincing them to make false debt payments to the Tax Authority. Attached is a brief document containing more detailed information…
Practical note 26/2024 – Obtaining Information from Internet Service ProvidersThe Cybercrime Office issued Practical Note nº 26/2024, on the procedure to be adopted, in criminal proceedings, to request information from service providers.