Articles | Yiannis Papadopoulos | authors | ekathimerini daily.com http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/ en null null Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:15:50 GMT 2020-08-26T03:15:50Z en null null ekathimerini daily.com http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/garnish/rss-logo.png http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/ Forty SIM swap attacks claim €700,000 this year http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/255361/article/ekathimerini daily/news/forty-sim-swap-attacks-claim-700000-this-year

Up to 700,000 euros have been stolen from mobile phone users in 40 SIM swapping attacks so far this year in Greece, Kathimerini has learned.

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 22:50:14 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/255361/article/ekathimerini daily/news/forty-sim-swap-attacks-claim-700000-this-year 2020-08-02T22:50:14Z
Digital debauchery http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/255090/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/digital-debauchery

It is the most popular tool used for advertising, communicating information and self-promotion, a means of direct digital interaction with millions of people. 

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 12:16:54 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/255090/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/digital-debauchery 2020-07-25T12:16:54Z
‘We knew we weren’t safe anywhere,’ says Mati survivor http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/254963/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/we-knew-we-werent-safe-anywhere-says-mati-survivor

Youngsters from east Attica town speak to Kathimerini about the deadly 2018 wildfires and their psychological impact.

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 05:08:52 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/254963/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/we-knew-we-werent-safe-anywhere-says-mati-survivor 2020-07-22T05:08:52Z
Covid-19 severs bond formed in avalanche tragedy http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/253463/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/covid-19-severs-bond-formed-in-avalanche-tragedy

Friends who survived a natural hazard in 1985, during the first Greek climbing mission to the Himalayas, mourn loss of climbing team member in 2020.

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:43:21 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/253463/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/covid-19-severs-bond-formed-in-avalanche-tragedy 2020-06-05T14:43:21Z
A shift in Sotiria’s ‘red zone’ http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/252333/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/a-shift-in-sotirias-red-zone

Kathimerini visited the Sotiria Hospital in the northern Athenian suburb of Holargos for a glimpse into what goes on during a shift at the Covid-19 clinic.

 
Tue, 05 May 2020 08:03:40 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/252333/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/a-shift-in-sotirias-red-zone 2020-05-05T08:03:40Z
Patience and love http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/251533/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/patience-and-love

The apartment is small, measuring 60 square meters and housing four brothers and their aging mother. It has two bedrooms, a small lounge, a kitchen and one bathroom/toilet.

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:14:02 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/251533/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/patience-and-love 2020-04-10T16:14:02Z
‘I felt full of fight,’ says Covid-19 survivor http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/251485/gallery/ekathimerini daily/community/i-felt-full-of-fight-says-covid-19-survivor

The doctors and nurses who came into her room at the Greek capital’s Attikon Hospital were always in medical coveralls and masks. She couldn’t distinguish their features or roles – just their eyes, and that only when their goggles weren’t fogged up.

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:33:39 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/251485/gallery/ekathimerini daily/community/i-felt-full-of-fight-says-covid-19-survivor 2020-04-10T14:33:39Z
Athens in lockdown http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/251262/interactive/ekathimerini daily/community/athens-in-lockdown

Satellite images show a deserted city.

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:37:38 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/251262/interactive/ekathimerini daily/community/athens-in-lockdown 2020-04-02T09:37:38Z
Uncertainty and division on an Aegean island http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/250589/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/uncertainty-and-division-on-an-aegean-island

Kathimerini investigates the change of mood on Lesvos that was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for its exemplary response to the first refugee arrivals of 2015.

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:07:58 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/250589/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/uncertainty-and-division-on-an-aegean-island 2020-03-13T08:07:58Z
History repeating itself http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/250004/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/history-repeating-itself

February 2016: Four platoons of riot police are dispatched to Kos from Athens. Dozens of residents on the eastern Aegean island block the road leading to the village of Pyli with rocks and fires.

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:37:54 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/250004/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/history-repeating-itself 2020-02-28T12:37:54Z
Cyber attack on PM’s office, state bodies attributed to foreign spies http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/249843/article/ekathimerini daily/news/cyber-attack-on-pms-office-state-bodies-attributed-to-foreign-spies

The Prime Minister's office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Intelligence Service (EYP) and the Hellenic Police (ELAS) were the targets of an international cyber espionage campaign in April 2019 code-named “Sea Turtle.”

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:33:26 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/249843/article/ekathimerini daily/news/cyber-attack-on-pms-office-state-bodies-attributed-to-foreign-spies 2020-02-23T17:33:26Z
One-way trip from Athens to Lahore http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/249220/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/one-way-trip-from-athens-to-lahore

It was not a usual flight by any sense of the term. More than half the seats on the Airbus A321 were taken by police officers. They were not armed and all wore yellow vests over their civilian clothes. They were accompanying 69 men.

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:19:11 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/249220/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/one-way-trip-from-athens-to-lahore 2020-02-06T17:19:11Z
Global hackers targeted Greek state websites http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/248957/article/ekathimerini daily/news/global-hackers-targeted-greek-state-websites

At least three Greek government websites were targeted by the global hackers' group Sea Turtle in April of last year, Kathimerini understands.

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:31:17 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/248957/article/ekathimerini daily/news/global-hackers-targeted-greek-state-websites 2020-01-29T16:31:17Z
Bonds of friendship formed at Pylos archaeological dig http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/248847/article/ekathimerini daily/life/bonds-of-friendship-formed-at-pylos-archaeological-dig

Maria Zacharopoulou spent hours as a young girl on her balcony watching American and Greek archaeologists hard at work in the building next to her family home in the village of Hora in Messinia, in the southwestern Peloponnese.

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:50:22 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/248847/article/ekathimerini daily/life/bonds-of-friendship-formed-at-pylos-archaeological-dig 2020-01-27T14:50:22Z
No data lost from Turkish hacker attacks, probe finds http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/248687/article/ekathimerini daily/news/no-data-lost-from-turkish-hacker-attacks-probe-finds

Last week’s attacks by Turkish hackers on websites of Greek state bodies including the Greek Foreign and Finance ministries, the National Intelligence Service (EYP) and Parliament are the latest in a string of such incidents over the years which, however, have not led to any data being stolen, according to sources.

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:23:29 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/248687/article/ekathimerini daily/news/no-data-lost-from-turkish-hacker-attacks-probe-finds 2020-01-22T16:23:29Z
Inadequate incentives http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/248211/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/inadequate-incentives

The Labor Ministry’s pilot program titled “Greece Again” and described at its launch as an “emblematic initiative” hopes to convince some 500 highly qualified Greek professionals aged 28-40 who are currently working abroad to come back home.

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:48:46 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/248211/opinion/ekathimerini daily/comment/inadequate-incentives 2020-01-09T19:48:46Z
Cryptoqueen disappears, leaving havoc in her wake http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/247885/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/cryptoqueen-disappears-leaving-havoc-in-her-wake

Kathimerini looks into the impact of the alleged OneCoin pyramid scheme on investors in Greece.

Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:55:42 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/247885/interactive/ekathimerini daily/special-report/cryptoqueen-disappears-leaving-havoc-in-her-wake 2019-12-24T11:55:42Z
Eleven to face court on April 2020 over Norman Atlantic disaster http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/247853/article/ekathimerini daily/news/eleven-to-face-court-on-april-2020-over-norman-atlantic-disaster

The criminal trial of 11 Greek nationals over the deadly fire that broke out inside the Norman Atlantic passenger ferry five years ago will start on April 9.

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 13:23:26 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/247853/article/ekathimerini daily/news/eleven-to-face-court-on-april-2020-over-norman-atlantic-disaster 2019-12-23T13:23:26Z
Four years after getting caught, 'helpful' hacker is anxiously awaiting his trial http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/247703/article/ekathimerini daily/community/four-years-after-getting-caught-helpful-hacker-is-anxiously-awaiting-his-trial

Arranging a meeting was not easy. It had to be squeezed into his tight schedule. Antonis, 21, works as a delivery boy from 7 a.m. until midnight, seven days a week, to earn money and so he doesn’t have to think about a pending court case that has been haunting him in recent years. 

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:57:04 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/247703/article/ekathimerini daily/community/four-years-after-getting-caught-helpful-hacker-is-anxiously-awaiting-his-trial 2019-12-19T11:57:04Z
Inside Facebook’s moderation hub in Athens http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/246279/gallery/ekathimerini daily/special-report/inside-facebooks-moderation-hub-in-athens

Kathimerini sheds light on the work of 800 ‘cleaners’ based in Moschato, hired by the tech giant to monitor online advertisements.

Sat, 09 Nov 2019 15:11:38 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/246279/gallery/ekathimerini daily/special-report/inside-facebooks-moderation-hub-in-athens 2019-11-09T15:11:38Z