Millions of malicious messages attack daily – many impersonating public organizations – and harm thousands of people who are victims of online fraud.
Lately, many people have received messages asking for their personal information and asking them to pay a traffic fine.
HE … This is a type of online scam, known as “phishing”, which involves massively and indiscriminately sending false communications, impersonating companies – usually banks – and public bodies such as the DGT to obtain an economic advantage.
Faced with the escalation of cyberattacks, which daily attack and impersonate organizations such as the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) through phishing campaigns (the most common method of identity theft to obtain data and economic benefits), the institution has signed an agreement with 4Geeks Academy Spain to train its technical staff.
The DGT is a frequent target of this online fraud, with massive campaigns requesting personal data or urgent payment of so-called ongoing fines. Specialists agree that the motivation is purely lucrative: “The objective is always lucrative, it’s what keeps criminals alive,” explains Nuria Manzanas, cybersecurity expert at the DGT.
The cybercrime industry
Experts emphasize that cybercrime operates as a truly organized industry. “They have their own structures, specialized personnel and a presence in all countries of the world,” says Inspector Antonino Flores, of the National Police Cybercrime Unit.
Criminals launch waves of attacks “optimized to generate the most profit with the least expense”, and their modus operandi evolves three times faster than that of the Administration.
The scale of the problem is reflected in the figures: the DGT has become aware of more than 830 phishing attempts over the past five years and has requested the removal of 195 fake websites in 2025 alone. Last year, the National Institute for Cybersecurity (INCIBE) handled more than 21,500 cases of citizen phishing.
In Spain, the number of digital scams increases by 10% every year, according to the national police. Globally, system protection is essential: in 2024, 38% of cyber incidents in Europe affected public administrations, and in Spain, the National Cryptological Center (CCN-CERT) recorded more than 100,000 incidents in the public sector, an increase of 15% compared to the previous year.
“The training of DGT teams in cybersecurity is a key step for the technological modernization of the country and the protection of its critical systems. For us it is a huge responsibility, but also an opportunity to continue contributing to closing the digital talent gap in the public sector,” says Víctor Gómez, CEO of 4Geeks Academy Spain.
This contract marks a new milestone for 4Geeks Academy Spain, which has already trained more than 200 cybersecurity professionals in Spain since 2024 and plans to double this figure in 2026, coinciding with the opening of its new B2B (Business to Business) and B2G (Business to Government) training line, aimed at companies and institutions.
“Working with the DGT allows us to move forward towards a strategic objective: training the teams that protect critical infrastructure and bringing our practical methodology closer to public administration. We want innovation and cybersecurity to be axes of institutional development in Spain,” concludes Gómez.
With an 85% placement rate after six months (among those following their placement plan), 4Geeks Academy consolidates its position as one of the fastest growing tech schools in Spain.
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