Nicosia man loses €25,000 thousand in SMS bank scam
Police issued a warning over text message scams on Saturday after a 50-year-old man lost almost €25,000 from his bank account. The Nicosia resident reported...
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Authorities launch smishing TV campaign to warn public about cyber fraud (with video)
Authorities on Saturday launched a video to help warn the public about smishing. The campaign is a joint project involving police, the association of Cyprus...
Police warn of SMS courier scam
Police on Wednesday warned of a new SMS scam where criminals pretend to represent transport, shipping and receiving companies. The fake text messages allegedly from...
‘Devil song’ opponent shouting ‘atheists’ outside Cybc fined for not sending Covid SMS
A man entered the premises of state broadcaster Cybc on Saturday yelling “atheists” over the song choice ‘El Diablo’ which was picked as Cyprus’ entry...
Coronavirus: More than 1 million SMS approvals sent over weekend
The government’s SMS service for outings granted more than one million such requests over the weekend, with shopping and exercise accounting for more than half...
Coronavirus: number of SMS requests up on last week
The number of SMS sent for permission of movement has not changed much over the past three days but has increased from last week, statistics...
Coronavirus: More SMS requests on Sunday than other days
Most people ask to leave their homes via SMS message on Sundays, when they tend to exercise but also shop, data published by the deputy...
Coronavirus: As SMSs part of relaxation discussion, how much ire did they provoke?
The cabinet will meet later today to draw up a plan of action for the coming months for the expected gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions....
Coronavirus: Sunday popular day for messages to leave home
More people requested outings via SMS on Sunday than Friday and Saturday, the deputy ministry of research, innovation and digital policy announced on Monday. While...
‘Illegal outing’ by teens ends in car chase, injured police and a remand hearing
Paphos district court on Saturday remanded two teenagers, 19 and 17, for three days and one day respectively after they injured two officers while trying...
