The Czech police unit charged with combating organized crime (NCOZ) has released its annual report outlining developments in the sector. Among other things, it points to a rise in cybercrime and tax fraud using bogus \u2018chains of companies\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reported incidences of cyber-crime increased by 1,161 to 6,815 last year it said. Most related to bogus online shops and \u2018phishing’ attacks, where sites extract and exploit users\u2019 data and accounts. It also noted a slight increase in the spread of extortionate \u2018ransomware\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NCOZ report noted high levels of tax evasion and fraud among Vietnamese\nand Chinese businesses, which it said often use \u201cchains of companies\u201d\nto mask transactions. It said there had also been a rise in such financial\ncrime by Slovak-owned entities, particularly among employment agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It further noted an increase in confiscated forgeries of ID cards and papers especially from Romania, Poland and Lithuania. The illegal employment of foreigners in the Czech Republic brings with it organized criminal gangs, the report said, noting Ukrainians represent the largest number of foreigners here illegally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Czech police unit charged with combating organized crime (NCOZ) has released its annual report outlining developments in the sector. Among other things, it points to a rise in cybercrime and tax fraud using bogus \u2018chains of companies\u2019. Reported incidences of cyber-crime increased by 1,161 to 6,815 last year it said. Most related to bogus […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n