Estonia launches international search for Moroccan citizen wanted over data theft News ERR

pppThe Central Criminal Police and the Office of the Prosecutor General have initiated an international search for a Moroccan citizen suspected of last year unlawfully accessing and downloading data from a customer card system managed by Allium UPIppAllium UPI is the parent company of the Apotheka pharmacy chainppBased on evidence collected in the criminal proceedings 25yearold Moroccan citizen Adrar Khalid is suspected of illegally downloading data from the Allium UPI database in February 2024ppReemo Salupõld head of the investigation group at the Central Criminal Polices cybercrime bureau said there is reason to suspect that Khalid gained access to the database by logging in with an account that came with administrator privileges How the suspect came to obtain the password for that account is still under investigationppSalupõld said Regardless of how long and complex a password is this case clearly shows that this is no longer sufficient on its own today Cybercriminals are finding increasingly ingenious ways to access accounts which is why we recommend everyone use twofactor authentication this adds an extra layer of protection that can be crucial if a password does get leaked or ends up in the wrong handsppSo far the police have not identified any misuse of downloaded datappThe Prosecutor Generals office requested the suspects arrest which the firsttier Harju County Court granted and issued an arrest warrant for in respect of KhalidppThe Central Criminal Police filed the suspect on an international wanted list If he is detained in another country under that arrest warrant that state may allow Estonia to extradite him for prosecutionppThe cybercrime bureau has over the past year identified suspects behind several major recent cyberattacks In addition to this latest case the Central Criminal Police has declared wanted on an international basis several citizens of the Russian Federation suspected of being involved in cyberattacks against Estonian government agencies five years ago and a Russian citizen who orchestrated the Asper Biogene data theft two years agoppppFollow ERR News on Facebook and Twitter and never miss an updatepp
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