Saudi 'hackers' help fight cyber criminals

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.arabnews.com/science-technology/news/736981

ABHA: NADIA AL-FAWAZ
24 April 2015

A group of citizens named “Hackers of Saudi Arabia” is helping to fight 
cyber criminals in the country.

Muhammed Al-Sare’ey, head of the team of seven specialists, said that they 
have succeeded in tackling over 500 cases of blackmail and retrieved 
several hacked accounts on Instagram and Twitter.

The team also works with various government agencies. Al-Sare’ey said that 
Saudis use social media without being aware of the crooks offering fake 
jobs, or getting information to gain access to their bank accounts.

Faisal Al-Ansari, who works for the team, said that criminals set up 
Twitter accounts that appear legitimate to carry out their operations. In 
one incident, a person claimed to have jobs available. His victims were 
mostly women whom he duped to reveal their bank account numbers, which he 
then robbed.

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