A pensioner in Austria alerted authorities after noticing illegal money transfers to his online bank account, leading to the arrest of three cybercriminals.
The 64-year-old, who lives in Walding, Upper Austria, noticed a strange movement in two of his bank accounts and several thousand euros had disappeared.
It appears that someone had fallen victim to a phishing, opening a link that led them to a malicious website created by cybercriminals, which impersonated the bank's legitimate site.
So, believing he was on the bank's website, he added his login details and essentially handed them over to the fraudsters.
These types of scams are common, but they can become much more sophisticated.
The bank was able to quickly recover the money thanks to the timely intervention of the police.
After investigations, police authorities managed to identify five suspects, three of whom are from Poland and, as it seems, are the real fraudsters.
