KUWAIT FOILS MASSIVE CYBERATTACK ON TELECOM, BANKING SECTORS; CHINESE HACKERS ARRESTED

Thu 13 February 2025:

Kuwait said on Thursday that it had foiled large-scale cyberattacks targeting telecom towers and banks in the Gulf country, Anadolu reports.

An Interior Ministry statement said that the attacks were orchestrated by an international cybercrime ring of Chinese nationals.

The ministry said the suspects behind the attacks were arrested and affirmed its commitment to safeguarding national security and strengthening cybersecurity measures to protect the country.

It, however, did not specify how many individuals were arrested.

According to the statement, the perpetrators used sophisticated electronic devices and advanced data analysis techniques to send fraudulent messages impersonating banks and telecom companies in a bid to carry out phishing scams.

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The Ministry of Interior announced that as part of its efforts to enhance cyber security and combat fraud and deception crimes, the department arrested an international gang of Chinese nationality involved in carrying out extensive cyber attacks, targeting some communication towers and banks in the State of Kuwait.

In a press statement, the ministry revealed that the details of the incident include receiving reports from some communication companies and banks about their networks being exposed to cyber-attacks. Immediately, the specialized security teams began the search and investigation operations.

The ministry said there was an external influence resulting from the use of advanced electronic devices, which enabled the gang to hack into communication networks and broadcast intensively fraudulent messages impersonating some bank employees to obtain bank account data to steal money. Through the signal tracking devices, the source of the suspicious signals was identified by the specialized team, which turned out to be coming from a vehicle in Farwaniya.

The security teams quickly moved to the specified location where the suspicious vehicle was monitored. While approaching the vehicle, the teams noticed that the mobile phone network was affected by the sounds of electronic devices being heard from inside.
The driver of the vehicle, who is of Chinese nationality, was arrested and the electronic devices were confiscated.

After obtaining permission from the Public Prosecution, the officers searched the residence of the Chinese, where they found more devices and technical tools used to analyze the hacked data. During the investigation, the accused admitted that he and several others had been hacking communication networks and sending fraudulent messages, impersonating employees of banks and telecommunications companies to commit fraud and deception.

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