[HIB]SAMA probes bank website hacking

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The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has launched an investigation into the hacking of Riyad Bank's website Monday morning. SAMA has asked the bank to provide it with a detailed report on the incident. An official source at SAMA confirmed that the agency will punish any bank which is lax in protecting its website against hackers. The bank's homepage was penetrated by the hacker, who claimed he broke in to register a complaint against an official in Madina. The SAMA source said the hacker will be questioned by the security authorities before referring him to the judiciary. The courts will try him under cyber laws. The Shoura Council has introduced a set of laws to combat the growing threat of cyber crimes in the Kingdom. The SAMA source played down the incident, pointing out that the hacker had no criminal motive. "He has more passion to be famous, rather than to belittle the bank's officials or steal from customers' accounts."

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