{"id":40199,"date":"2023-03-07T11:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T08:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=40199"},"modified":"2026-03-28T02:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T23:55:22","slug":"more-than-a-quarter-of-users-in-saudi-arabia-lost-money-from-an-incident-involving-digital-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/more-than-a-quarter-of-users-in-saudi-arabia-lost-money-from-an-incident-involving-digital-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a quarter of users in Saudi Arabia lost money from an incident involving digital payments<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to the Kaspersky Digital Payment survey, 26% of respondents from Saudi Arabia experienced financial losses associated with threats when using online banking and mobile wallet services. The majority of users (88%) lost up to USD $1,000 as a result of these incidents, while (12%) of the respondents reported a loss of more than USD $1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Kaspersky Security Network, more than 1.8 million financial threats were blocked in the Middle East by the company, 540,224 of them in Saudi Arabia. These attacks were aimed at stealing financial information such as credit card numbers and login credentials and usually rely on social engineering tactics to lure victims<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the impact of a cyber threat targeting digital payments does not just impose a financial burden on consumers, but also affects them psychologically. For example, 53% of respondents said that they lost sleep and were very anxious about getting their money back. More than half (58%) of users reported that their trust in digital payment providers have become lesser. While 56% also stated that they became more vigilant after experiencing a cyber incident, 69% installed security solutions like an antivirus on their infected devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesperson from Lulu Exchange\u2019s IT team, said, \u201cDigital payments are the backbone of modern commerce, and have come to become a prime target for cyber threats. It is the responsibility of all stakeholders, including various service providers and customers, to remain vigilant and take proactive measures against security threats. From an organizational perspective, building a strong cyber governance framework is one of the surest ways to operate securely, responsibly, and ethically while safeguarding the trust of customers and stakeholders.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSince the beginning of the pandemic 64% of users in Saudi Arabia faced at least one incident when using digital payments. That\u2019s why it\u2019s increasingly important to know how to interact securely with any emerging technologies, including online banking and mobile wallet services. And all stakeholders, like government, digital payment providers, users and even cybersecurity companies need to come together to create a sustainable and secure payment ecosystem\u201d, said Emad Haffar, Head of technical experts<\/strong> at Kaspersky. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help users in Saudi Arabia embrace digital payment technologies securely, Kaspersky experts suggest the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n