Institute of Financial Management technician detained on suspicion of computer fraud

A technician at the Institute of Financial Management and Justice was arrested on Tuesday in Lisbon on suspicion of advanced computer fraud as part of an investigation carried out by the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Affairs.

A note on the website of the Central Investigation and Crime Directorate (DCIAP) said that as part of the investigation, searches were conducted in and outside the houses to collect evidence on Tuesday.

The searches took place at the place of residence and work of the detainee, a computer technician, at the Institute of Financial Management and Justice, IP (IGFEJ) in Lisbon.

According to DCIAP, since the middle of last year the man used the logins and passwords of employees of the Institute of Registers and Notaries (IRN), to which he had access, to access the internal computer system of the Ciclo de Vida Citizen Card and change the mobile phone number associated with digital mobiles keys of other citizens.

The detainee, without the knowledge of citizens, “used digital mobile keys for electronic authentication in various public and private organizations, opening bank accounts and obtaining financial loans, always in the name of the victims, to the detriment of them and credit institutions.” “.

“Thus, he received financial benefits that have not yet been specifically identified,” the note said.

These are facts that likely include a pattern of crimes involving abuse of power, advanced computer fraud, computer counterfeiting and illegal access.

The detainee will be delivered to a criminal investigation judge to apply coercive measures.

The note also states that the process began with a complaint filed by the Administrative Modernization Agency, IRN and IGFEJ.

The prosecutor’s office is assisted in this investigation by the judicial police.