"If the gas man calls you, it's not the gas man. If the phone man calls you, it's not the phone man. If the bank man calls you, it's not the bank man. If your son calls you saying something strange, it's not your son!", warned lawyer Andreu Van den Eynde. "You no longer know what's real and what's a lie," lamented one fraud victim. This would be the summary of the 30 minutes This Sunday, which highlighted the scope of cyber fraud, a crime that everyone is late to: the media, the law, institutions, and, of course, the police. Now that the problem is endemic in our daily lives, the reports serve to highlight the extent of the tragedy. They also show the impunity of the scammers and the indifference of the police and banks and savings banks. The latter appeared on a final list because they hadn't wanted to participate in the report. CaixaBank wasn't included, by the way.
Regarding what we saw, there is one blatant aspect that should make those in charge of the Mossos d'Esquadra rethink the media profile they want to present to the public. In this 30 minutes The Catalan police's role in the case was memorable. It is very worrying how, for now, the Mossos d'Esquadra are showing more enthusiasm, a collaborative spirit, and conviction in describing the gruesome details of Ms. Pepeta's murder. true crime for entertainment than when it comes to explaining how they work with cybercrime cases. Beyond their ability to fight crime, which in this sense seemed rather precarious, there is a problem with body image.
On the other hand, it was inevitable to interpret the witnesses with a certain gender perspective. Women were, for the most part, the ones who were scammed—or, rather, those willing to explain it publicly—and men were the experts.
And in that experience, Bruno Pérez Juncà stood out, the judicial and forensic computer expert who became the hero of the report and, by extension, of Catalonia. He was not only the one with a discourse that knew how to go further in this type of crime. He was also the one who seemed to have provided the affected witnesses to explain their case. It seemed that if it hadn't been for him, the report would have been difficult to get ahead. It became clear to us that in the event of any cyber-fraud, he is the only professional to turn to to clarify the what and the how. Who, is more difficult. He seemed like a character from the future, with technological gadgets that allowed us to draw conclusions beyond the apathy and shrug of shoulders displayed by the bank and the police. Proof that they could do more than they do.
At the end of the report, a series of tips were given on how to prevent this type of cyberattack. However, once again, these were solutions available to those more familiar with the use of mobile phones and with routines in the digital realm than to people who, when asked to activate two-factor authentication, don't know what it is or how to do it, no matter how much the public recommends it. 30 minutes.
