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Suspect Detained for Hacking Serbian Football and Health Funds
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Suspect Detained for Hacking Serbian Football and Health Funds

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Belgrade's Higher Public Prosecutor's Office has proposed detention for a suspect accused of hacking the Serbian Football Association and the Republic Health Insurance Fund.
  • The suspect is accused of unauthorized access to protected computer systems, computer sabotage, and demanding ransom for data theft between April and August.
  • Authorities are investigating four counts of criminal offenses related to high-tech crime.

Belgrade authorities have proposed detaining a suspect in connection with recent cyberattacks targeting the Serbian Football Association (FSS) and the Republic Health Insurance Fund (RFZO).

The suspect, identified as L.D., was arrested and questioned by the Special Department for Combating High-Tech Crime. Prosecutors allege that from April to August, L.D. breached the security measures of the FSS Sports Center and RFZO computer networks.

Authorities suspect L.D. downloaded a large volume of data and demanded a ransom for its return. Additionally, the suspect is accused of damaging data through a ransomware attack, aiming to significantly disrupt electronic data processing and transmission.

The suspect faces charges for unauthorized access to protected computer systems, networks, and electronic data processing, as well as computer sabotage. The investigation is ongoing.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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