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The National Police stopped 154 people for crimes in the network after more than 4,000 track IPs, e-mail and websites.

Specialized agents Fraud Section of the Brigade of Technological Research of the National Police tracked in the past twelve months a total of 4023 IPs, e-mails or websites in over 70 investigations conducted with the aim to eradicate the scams, fraud, piracy and computer viruses, and that 143 people were arrested in various provinces of Spain, including Valencia and Alicante, and, ffxiv gil, 11 abroad, according to the Interior Ministry in a press release.

The crimes most persecuted by these specialists were phishing (sending mass emails pretending to be a bank to obtain the passwords of users of electronic banking to make fraudulent electronic transfers), 'pharming' (a way to redirect the user the attacker's machine to take over their keys), viruses, auction fraud, data theft, 'cracking' (removal, sto energy credits, of the protections in the original program), e-commerce fraud, virtual piracy, identity theft, false offers work or 'carding' (fraudulent use of valid card numbers in electronic commerce to purchase products).

In particular, the last operation of this section led to the arrest of five persons responsible for a scam that surpassed the 15 million euros and that was to offer, Gaia Gold, great benefits in the short term by capital investment, reaching his hand out to victims first interest on their investments in order to build confidence.

Thus, the victims invested larger amounts of capital, at which time they were delivered no interest earned or capital contribution returned, which was the reason to denounce the deception. Similarly, another group companies lent money with high interest rates in exchange for goods and jewelry.

Revenues were held in over thirty different banks accounts whose holders had filed proxies or companies. The officers investigated these bank accounts and 10 companies. The victims came from different Spanish provinces, so that required the collaboration of the Provincial Brigades of Palma de Majorca Valencia, Alicante, Badajoz, Cadiz and Malaga, and Palma de Mallorca GRECO.

In addition, late last year, officials dismantled a network that through techniques ciberestafadores 'phishing' would have reached around 800,000 euros defraud. The organization had sent more than half a million messages for thousands of identities with which to make purchases, create profiles on auction sites, open bank accounts or services.

Similarly, in late April, twelve people were arrested by the cloning of credit cards they used to make purchases in bulk. The card numbers were obtained through attacks on businesses or other databases that store this type of information.

Also, in October, the group arrested two people to hack a database of an Internet forum. Part of the subtracted information was published in another website, run by one of the detainees, which was also published numerous articles on techniques and tools for hacking.

Intellectual property and public health

One group ofThis brigade is primarily to investigate criminal acts which infringe the rights of intellectual property. Thus, in 2009, managed to dismantle a video 'pirate' on the Internet that served more than 30,000 copies in direct download. Some users were themselves responsible for other P2P websites with links, so that thrived on high-definition movies and console games. In this operation two people were arrested and charged a minor, that may have obtained more than 75,000 euros in the first half of 2009.

This same group is responsible, in collaboration with the Agency of Medicines of crimes against public health in the network, namely the sale of drugs in 'pseudofarmacias'. In June 2009, the group dismantled three pharmacies on line and addressed more than 12,000 doses of fake medicines being sold online. They were imitations of erectile dysfunction drugs were shipped from China and India, offered without prescription or medical control on several websites. In addition, officers arrested the four responsible for the importation and distribution, which could be introduced in Spain tens of thousands of pills.

Groups of fraud

Technological Investigation Brigade of the Judicial Police Commissioner General, is dedicated to ensuring network security, and overcome the challenges posed by the use of new technologies by some of the cybercriminals. Just tomorrow marks the World Day of the Internet in which government institutions, companies, associations and users highlight the importance of using new information technologies and the need to ensure their safe use.

Specifically, the Internet Fraud Section is comprised of four operating groups, two of them involved in the investigation of frauds and scams, businesses or entities, a third group that specializes in crimes against intellectual property through the Internet and a last group, called Security Logic, which investigates all the facts involving the breach of the security of computer systems for the actions of hackers.

These agents are equipped with the most advanced technological facilities and receive continuous training on new tools to combat cybercrime. In addition, collaborating with public and private institutions and actively participate in international police cooperation forums.