Greek authorities and Europol recover 4 million euros stolen from shipping company and transferred to Bulgaria.

Unknown perpetrators managed to gain access to email correspondence between a shipping company and a foreign bank with which it worked, Greek authorities said.

After obtaining access to the details of the communication, the fraudsters used fake invoices and an email address that visually appeared almost identical to the original one. Through this misleading communication, they managed to arrange the transfer of a large sum of money to a bank account in Bulgaria.

A police statement said the attack was carried out in August 2025 and that the funds were transferred to a Bulgarian bank. Investigating authorities were immediately notified of the case.

This allowed Greek police, after swift coordination with Europol and the banks involved, first to prevent the perpetrators from accessing the money and then to fully restore the amount to the shipping company.

The two foreign nationals linked to the Bulgarian bank account have already been identified. They are facing charges of large-scale computer fraud and illegal access to data.

At this stage, Greek authorities have not released further details about the identities or nationalities of the people involved in the criminal scheme.