Kuwait arrests 3 Egyptians for stealing data of 1 million citizens

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Sun, 28 Oct 2018 - 10:17 GMT

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Sun, 28 Oct 2018 - 10:17 GMT

FILE – Gavel in a courtroom – Flickr/Joe Gratz

FILE – Gavel in a courtroom – Flickr/Joe Gratz

CAIRO – 28 October 2018: Kuwait's criminal investigation officers arrested three Egyptians for stealing the data of around 1 million citizens to illegally sell them, according to Kuwait’s Al Rai newspaper.

The Kuwaiti newspaper referred that flash memories containing the data of 1.8 million citizens and residents were seized, including data about the citizens' homes, addresses, phone numbers and work.

The criminal investigation officers were informed that an Egyptian sold the data of around 1 million citizens and residents in return of 220 KWD.

The investigations revealed that two other Egyptians were involved and that one of them used his position at the Ministry of Interior to steal the personal data of citizens. He made many copies and began to sell them in the black market.

The number of Egyptian expats in Kuwait rose by 5.8 percent during the first quarter of 2018, reaching 475,000 workers, a report on the foreign workforce in Kuwait revealed on August 25.

Kuwait's population is estimated at 4.2 million people, with expats accounting for 70 percent of the population, according to recent statistics.

The number of Egyptian expats around the world is numbered at 9.5 million, with 6 million working in Arab states, according to statistics provided by CAPMAS in 2017.

In 2015, Kuwait deported 17 Egyptians and six Syrians after they had been involved in a mass brawl over a commercial dispute.

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