Berlin police warn of open Wi-Fi networks dangers due to Ukrainian scammers, DW

Fake Berlin police warn of open Wi-Fi networks dangers due to Ukrainian scammers, DW

05 July 2024 14:01

A video allegedly created by Deutsche Welle is being circulated online. It says that Berlin police are warning citizens about the dangers of using open Wi-Fi networks in public places, because in this way the Ukrainian hacker group “31337 nice” is stealing user data.

VoxCheck analysts determined that this story was fake. There is no specified video on the DW website or social networks. This news was not written about in any international media. Berlin police also did not indicate the detention of Ukrainian hackers.

Moreover, there is no information at all in open sources about the existence of the “31337 nice” hacker group.

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