A 20-year-old Greek national was arrested by the Economic Police & Cybercrime Prosecution Service for extortion and violation of personal data legislation, via the internet
The perpetrator blackmailed a 19-year-old Greek woman by publishing her personal photos online
The Economic Police and Cybercrime Prosecution Service arrested a 20-year-old Greek national, against whom a criminal case was filed for extortion and violation of personal data legislation via the internet.
Specifically, according to a complaint by a 19-year-old Greek woman, approximately three months ago, an unknown perpetrator approached her via the social networking site "Facebook" and blackmailed her into sending him personal photos of herself, as otherwise he would make public her personal online conversations, which he had intercepted from the social network.
Then, as it turned out, the same perpetrator, using different profiles, approached the 19-year-old again, via "Facebook", demanding money to not make the photos public.
Yesterday, at a pre-arranged meeting with the 19-year-old, the perpetrator was arrested after receiving a pre-arranged amount of money, while during the search carried out at his home, in the presence of a judicial officer, a laptop computer and a tablet were found and seized.
The arrested person, with the criminal case filed against him, is being taken today (08-01-2014) morning to the Athens First Instance Prosecutor's Office.
