Moldova intelligence chief warns of Russian cyberattacks

Russian security services are transferring stolen personal data to organized crime syndicates to launch widespread phone fraud campaigns in Moldova, according to Alexandru Musteața, head of the Information and Security Service (SIS).

Speaking to Ziarul de Gardă, Musteața stated that recent cyberattacks and dark web leaks are part of a coordinated Kremlin strategy designed to drain citizens’ finances and erode public trust in state institutions ahead of upcoming elections.

Investigators noted that the call centers executing these phone scams operate outside Moldova, with caller accents indicating foreign origins. The intelligence chief emphasized that these operations extend beyond routine criminal fraud.

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