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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-03-04
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[01] HEAD OF CYBER CRIME OFFICE - INTERVIEW
[01] HEAD OF CYBER CRIME OFFICE - INTERVIEW
As cyber crime has been increasing in the past few years, the competent
office of Cyprus police has stressed the need for parents to take the
necessary measures to protect their children from potential dangers on
cyberspace.
According to the Head of the Cyber Crime Office Markos Nikolettis,
Cyprus has been receiving lots of information from services and non
governmental organisations from abroad regarding cases of child
pornography and it contributes to their detection.
In an interview with CNA, Nikolettis noted the increase in the number
of illegal interferences and interventions in the personal data of
internet users, mainly of youngsters, aiming at their vilification. The
Cyprus Cyber Crime Office was established in September 2007 and
according to Nikolettis the number of complaints it has been receiving
has been increasing. In 2008 the Office investigated 121 cases.
Eighty-one of them were cases regarding child pornography and 19
concerned illegal cyber hacking: interventions, interferences and
forgeries.
On the 81 cases of child pornography, Nikolettis said that 25 of them
concerned foreign countries and relevant information was communicated
to them. In 36 cases allegations were not established. Four persons
have been prosecuted and these cases are still pending before the
courts, while 13 other cases are still being investigated.
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