https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Authorities investigating a suspected bitcoin-related scam centred in Austria have asked Interpol to help determine whether there might be perpetrators - and victims - of the scheme across Europe. https://www.thelocal.at/20180217/suspected-austria-bitcoin-fraud-sparks-europe-wide-probe Sat, 17 Feb 2018 04:36:40 +0100 suspected-austria-bitcoin-fraud-sparks-europe-wide-probe An Austrian hotel manager who went public with the fact that he had been blackmailed four times into paying a Bitcoin ransom to cybercriminals has been praised for speaking out. https://www.thelocal.at/20170131/bitcoin-hotel-hack-victim-speaks-out Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:48:14 +0100 bitcoin-hotel-hack-victim-speaks-out Police in Hong Kong have arrested an alleged accomplice who is believed to be involved in the scam which cost an Austrian aerospace company over 42 million euros. https://www.thelocal.at/20160828/cops-nab-accomplice-in-austrian-50m-caper-facc-hong-kong Sun, 28 Aug 2016 14:52:39 +0200 cops-nab-accomplice-in-austrian-50m-caper-facc-hong-kong Austrian aircraft parts maker FACC said Wednesday that it has fired its chief executive of 17 years after cyber criminals stole some €50 million in a so-called "fake president" scam. https://www.thelocal.at/20160525/austrian-firm-fires-ceo-after-50-million-cyber-scam Wed, 25 May 2016 14:02:44 +0200 austrian-firm-fires-ceo-after-50-million-cyber-scam An inmate managed to commit fraud while under the watch of wardens in an Austrian prison by posing online as a doctor who needed money for aid work in Syria, police say. https://www.thelocal.at/20160524/inmate-ran-30k-fraud-operation-from-austrian-prison-cell Tue, 24 May 2016 13:28:05 +0200 inmate-ran-30k-fraud-operation-from-austrian-prison-cell Would you pay nearly 200 euros for accessing Facebook chat? https://www.thelocal.at/20151229/facebook-fraudsters-claim-fresh-victim Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:53:19 +0100 facebook-fraudsters-claim-fresh-victim In a long-awaited move, the British scion of the Meinl family -- once called the most hated man in Austria -- now faces charges for breach-of-trust in connection with the illicit distribution of a €212 million dividend from the private bank he ran in 2009. https://www.thelocal.at/20150101/julius-meinl-faces-dishonesty-charges Thu, 01 Jan 2015 20:42:00 +0100 julius-meinl-faces-dishonesty-charges A warning was issued today by the UN Security and Safety Service in Vienna, after UN delegates had been the target of confidence tricksters masquerading as undercover police to steal money and valuables. https://www.thelocal.at/20141203/un-vienna-warns-staffers-of-trickery-crime Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:23:27 +0100 un-vienna-warns-staffers-of-trickery-crime If you have an Austrian ATM card and plan to withdraw cash whilst travelling outside of Europe and the US you will soon be asked to authorise your card before travelling, in an effort by banks to prevent card fraud. https://www.thelocal.at/20141117/austrian-banks-up-card-security-for-foreign-travel Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:55:00 +0100 austrian-banks-up-card-security-for-foreign-travel A 33-year-old Austrian man who duped donors out of €1 million after pretending that he was raising money for a riding school that would provide therapy for disabled children has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. https://www.thelocal.at/20141022/crook-sentenced-for-riding-school-fraud Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:48:34 +0200 crook-sentenced-for-riding-school-fraud A Viennese banker has been convicted of embezzlement in the Criminal District Court and sentenced to an unconditional term of three years and nine months. https://www.thelocal.at/20141007/banker-jailed-for-embezzling-1-4-million-euros Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:40:00 +0200 banker-jailed-for-embezzling-1-4-million-euros According to a report from German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, the Austrian government has frozen the assets of a company controlled by Mykola Azarov, the son of the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, together with a Ukrainian businessman named as Serhiy Kurchenko. https://www.thelocal.at/20140902/austria-freezes-ukrainian-pms-sons-assets Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:36:00 +0200 austria-freezes-ukrainian-pms-sons-assets An international arrest warrant has been issued by Bulgaria through Interpol for fugitive Bulgarian banker Zvetan Vassilev, who is believed to be residing in Vienna. https://www.thelocal.at/20140814/bulgarian-banker-wanted-by-interpol-sought-in-vienna Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:54:00 +0200 bulgarian-banker-wanted-by-interpol-sought-in-vienna In a follow-up move to its recent downgrading of the creditworthiness of several Austrian provinces, rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded its ratings for three Austrian banks on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20140813/sps-downgrades-three-austrian-banks Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:54:00 +0200 sps-downgrades-three-austrian-banks The nationalised Hypo Alpe Adria Bank has stopped paying interest for bonds that are part of about €800 million in subordinated debt. https://www.thelocal.at/20140807/nationalized-hypo-bank-defaults-on-bond-payments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:25:00 +0200 nationalized-hypo-bank-defaults-on-bond-payments President Heinz Fischer has signed the law that wipes out Hypo Alpe Adria creditors despite guarantees from the nationalised bank's home province of Carinthia of €890 million "after an intensive examination", he said. https://www.thelocal.at/20140731/fischer-signs-hypo-law Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:10:00 +0200 fischer-signs-hypo-law An 83-year-old pensioner from Knittelfeld was distracted by a 23-year-old Romanian woman who danced topless in front of him, while her associate was stealing cash and jewellery from his apartment. https://www.thelocal.at/20140728/pensioner-robbed-while-distracted-by-breasts Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:17:00 +0200 pensioner-robbed-while-distracted-by-breasts A doctor was sentenced in the Vienna Regional Court on Thursday for fraudulently claiming social benefits. https://www.thelocal.at/20140724/doctor-sentenced-for-fraud Thu, 24 Jul 2014 18:44:00 +0200 doctor-sentenced-for-fraud A 24-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after he was suspected of carrying out a phishing attack in Vienna. The victim was a 34-year-old woman who ran a company. https://www.thelocal.at/20140714/man-arrested-over-phishing-email-scam Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:57:00 +0200 man-arrested-over-phishing-email-scam An Austria-wide construction business 'mafia' network has been found responsible for €140 million worth of lost taxes, setting up bogus companies, sending 2600 fake invoices, and falsely claiming social security benefits. https://www.thelocal.at/20140709/construction-mafia Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:32:00 +0200 construction-mafia