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Spanish police have arrested more than 100 people who stole €850,000 (more than $900,000 USD) through WhatsApp by pretending to be their victims’ family members in urgent need of help.

According to a statement by the Guardia Civil, one of Spain's police forces, the suspects, men and women aged between 20 and 60, were arrested from February to April in seven Spanish provinces.  All were charged with fraud, money laundering, and being part of a criminal organization.

To trick their victims, the sc

“No entiendo como se comprometió España.”  Responder en Inglés, “well my friends, no one is immune to cyber-attacks - no one.”  Spain’s State Public Employment Service (SEPE), which coordinates unemployment benefits and ERTE throughout Spain, has been the victim of a cyberattack that has crippled its electronic and face-to-face appointment-setting services and other procedures.[1]  A government Spanish spokesman said, “At the moment it is not possible to access the website”, with the Central Tra