What a 'phreaking' coincidence

[El Gringo]

http://www.actmedia.eu/2010/12/15/to...romania+/31193
First cybercrime combating forum organized by Romania
Date: 15-12-2010

Romanian and foreign experts in the fields of information security and cybercrime combating meet in Bucharest on Tuesday and Wednesday, at the forum titled 'Challenges and Solutions for Security in Cyberspace,' the first forum of the kind organized by Romania.
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At the same time, the Romanian and foreign experts will also talk, during a working session, about the cooperation methods between public and private institutions and the regional cooperation through the SECI Centre for combating cybercrime.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12...fraud_arrests/
Romanian police cuff 40+ over €millions telecom blag
Hacked corporate blowers in premium rate phreak caper
17th December 2010

Romanian police are claiming success in breaking up a cybercrime ring blamed for losses of more than €11m ($14.6 million) through telecoms call charge fraud.

Raids on Tuesday led to the arrest of 42 suspected members of the gang, reckoned to be led by two Romanians, according to Romanian prosecutors.

The group specialised in hacking into the corporate phone systems of Western firms before making calls to premium rate numbers under their control, earning a commission in the process. Victims of the scam included corporates in the US, UK, South Africa and Italy as well as Romania, AFP reports.

News of the arrests coincided with a conference on combating cybercrime in the Romanian capital Bucharest this week. ®

why has it taken years? why now? coincidence or publicity stunt on behalf of all those involved? if so what does that say ?

why had they 'specialised in hacking into the corporate phone systems of Western firms'?

is it because Network Operators (like BT) of those countries are all too willing to bill the victims and share in the proceeds of this type of criminal activity.

[Voipvoip1]

Was anyone at Premium TLC arrested?

[Hamlet]

A.S. is an italian. And there have been new PRN companies in Romania lately... It's a pity that I don't have the time to ask for more details in Romania... Anyone else?

edit:
what a mess! I saved empty sites instead of the results that showed the romanian companies... only this one is left
http://www.google.de/#hl=de&source=h...91a44b43e8eef7

[Voipvoip1]

The this site no longer support PM?

[Hamlet]

The this site no longer support PM?

Originally Posted by Voipvoip1

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