Melhem explained that cyber incidents registered by the center amounted to 897 in 2021 according to the threat sources, 34 per cent of which were related to users, 27 per cent were from countries or groups linked to countries, 26 per cent were related to cyber crimes, and 13 per cent were related to extremist or terrorist organizations.
Melhem called on citizens who feel that their phones have been hacked to contact the center, noting that there is no permanent damage behind these hacks.
He said national cybersecurity policies must be applied, and potential victims must contact the National Cyber Security Center to report any incident, hacking or cyber attack, as well as following best practices to protect information and networks.
Melhem indicated that among key targets of cyber-security attacks are military and security institutions, the financial sector, telecommunications companies, the energy sector / electricity companies, government institutions, and embassies abroad.
He noted that the center hasn’t recently received any complaints regarding cyber incidents.
He said that up to this moment, there have been no prosecutions due to cyber attacks, noting that there is no country in the world capable of completely stopping cyber attacks. “But we have the required capabilities to deal with any cases of hacking.”
He added that immediate actions res were taken by the center when cyber attacks were detected, and this was already done in all attacks that were discovered.
Source: Jordan News Agency