13,000 cybercrimes dealt with in Jordan in 2021

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AMMAN — Director of the Criminal Investigation Unit at the Public Security Directorate Major Mahmoud Al-Maghaira said that the unit dealt with about 13,000 cybercrimes in 2021, according to Khaberni.اضافة اعلان

Maghaira, who said that the unit issued a statement on Saturday regarding the increase in cases of social media pages theft, advised people who have personal pages on social media to link their accounts with an effective email and an active phone number.

Maghaira urged citizens not to open links on cell phones claiming to come from the support team of a social network application company, which ask users for passwords, “codes” and to reset passwords, which makes it easier for hackers to access accounts.


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