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Serbian national allegedly linked to intelligence arrested in Croatia on hacking charges

Saturday, 8 August 2026, 06:35 · 1 min read

Croatian authorities have arrested a Serbian businessman, identified as Georgije V., 33, on suspicion of hacking into the computer systems of multiple Croatian state institutions, including the Interior Ministry, the Tax Administration, and several health and pension agencies. The suspect, who was on a family holiday at an Adriatic coastal resort when he was detained on July 28, has been linked by Croatian media to Serbia's Security Intelligence Agency (BIA), though neither government has commented publicly on the case. A court ordered one month of pre-trial detention after rejecting a bail offer of €20,000 and a family home as collateral, while the suspect's lawyer has filed an appeal, and it remains unclear what data, if any, was accessed or compromised.

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