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The Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) warns about a new phishing campaign that targets the clients of the services of OLX Romania, according to AGERPRES.
According to the warning posted on the institution s website, the CERT-RO team has received recently numerous notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents of the fraud type, being conducted through the OLX service and WhatsApp. The attackers contact a user who has posted a sale announcement for a product on OLX, they state their interest in buying, then claim that they made the payment. But, in order to receive the corresponding sum it would be necessary to access a link and enter data of the card where it should be wired. Of course, it s a trap, the attackers ceasing all communications after receiving the card details, while the victims have money extracted from their account, the CERT-RO experts explain.
Romania is enacting the secondary legislation pertaining to cybersecurity in an effort to avoid European sanctions
1. Background
On October 30, 2020, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion
1 regarding Romania’s failure to notify the national measures allowing for the identification of operators, the number of operators of essential services and the thresholds used in the identification process. The notification process is part of the implementation process of the Directive (EU) 2016/1148 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (the “
NIS Directive”). NIS Directive was transposed into the Romanian legislation through Law no. 362/2018 for ensuring a high common level of security of networks and information systems (“
Romania: Cimpean (CERT-RO): EU Cyber Center in Bucharest, hub of ( ) romaniapress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from romaniapress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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