Hybrid crimes --- Cyber crime of course can also be "hybrid". For example : a cyber criminal calling his/her victim and pretending to be a bank employee checking on a problem with the system. He/she asks for the confirmation code that the 2 levels security system sends to the mobile phone of the victim.... and so he/she can easily enter into the bank account....

Some criminals can be very convincing. Such a case in Switzerland saw even IT engineers among the victims... We are all vulnerable !! Luckily the criminals could be arrested thanks to the good cooperation with the Netherlands and Germany.

Source author: Florence Tinguely Mattli florence.tinguely-mattli@eda.admin.ch