Anonymous Arabia Hits the Arabian Bank Al Rajhi

Anonymous Arabia took responsibility for attacking the Al Rajhi bank in Saudi Arabia. Al Rajhi is one of the biggest Saudi banks and the attack cause the website to go offline.

• Anonymous Arabia is a newcomer in the cyberthreat space, but has already become a feared threat actor
• Despite its name, this organization isn’t tied to the actual Anonymous group; rather, the organization’s name is a homage to the latter
• Unlike other hacktivist groups, Anonymous Arabia only seems to be interested in events related to the Israel-Hamas war
• Anonymous Arabia usually operates on the Dark Web, keeping a low profile for the most part

Despite working primarily on the Dark Web, Anonymous Arabia also has a public profile, posting on their Facebook page regularly. Their most recent attack on the Al Rajhi bank was politically motivated.

As stated by the organization itself, the attack was driven by Saudi Arabia’s refusal to cut the supply of oil to Israel, USA, and all of their allies. As Anonymous Arabia sees it this means that Saudi Arabia is actively fueling Israel’s war capabilities.

Aside from direct attacks, Anonymous Arabia is also known to carry out threats and false flags. In many instances, the threats never materialize, as it was the case with Fawry, one of Egypt’s most prominent financial institutions.

Despite public announcements, the attack never materialized, as a subsequent internal investigation didn’t show any evidence of a cyberattack against Fawry.

A Fawry spokesperson stated that the servers showed no signs of any type of intrusion and the online broadcast and operations never stopped.