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the global nature of the sector and the particular vocation of the Secret Service to deal with certain problems,"
Manganelli told reporters. The Secret Service has been combating fraud since its foundation in 1865. The Postal
Service delivered services online to millions of customers and was experienced in defending its network against cyber
attacks, the police chief added.
Massimo Sarmi, the CEO of the Italian Postal Service, said the new task force would be open to contributions from
outside Europe as well. "We provide our services to more than 20 million customers and we are able to monitor in
real time that operations are proceeding normally, and not turning into criminal events," Sarmi said.
"This morning we detected seven phishing attacks from various parts of the world. If the criminals had been allowed
enough time, our clients might have become victims of fraud," Sarmi said. The Postal Service CEO said the quickest
online thief he had encountered was able to start withdrawing funds just 39 seconds after a successful identity theft.
"We will exchange information and alerts with the Secret Service to prevent this type of event before it happens,"
Sarmi said.
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The Postal Service now makes more money from banking and insurance services than it does from delivering
traditional post and has developed a sophisticated system for monitoring its electronic network. Its Services and
Systems Control Room monitors the activities of 14,000 post offices, 5,000 cash dispensers, 70,000 work stations
and 18,000 servers, through which more than 20 million transactions are carried out every day, the company says.
But Sarmi said there would be no question of the Postal Service's technology being applied to violate the privacy of
other networks. "We will be cooperating with two primary security institutions that have the instruments to act in full
respect for privacy," Sarmi said.
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