Posted on 04/03/2017 7:10:44 AM PDT by Rusty0604
In a development that could have substantial implications to the ongoing "Russia hacked the US elections" narrative, United Arab Emirates media reports that Dubai police have arrested a group of foreign hackers that targeted five White House officials in an email blackmail scheme.
The Arabic-language Al Bayan newspaper and the television channel Dubai One reported the arrests on Monday according to AP. Dubai police did not answer repeated calls for comment.
The Al Bayan quoted Maj. Saud al-Khalidi of Dubai police as saying an "African gang", broke into the emails of the five senior officials and "got highly confidential information." He said the U.S. asked Dubai police for assistance. Al-Khalidi said that investigators tracked down the gang to an apartment in the emirate of Ajman and arrested three suspects. Those arrested are between 24 and 26 years of age and had a list of "5 million bank accounts," as well as hacking software and millions of dollars in assets, he said.
The major said the three people had entered the UAE on visitor visas a few years ago. The reports did not identify the White House officials targeted. Al-Khalidi reportedly said those suspects would be handed over to the United States for possible criminal trials. The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi did not respond to requests for comment.
As we await more official details, the google translated report from Al Bayan report is below:
Dubai Police have arrested an organized African gang that broke the e-mail of senior White House officials in the United States of America, Dr. Saud al-Khalidi, head of information and development at the Dubai Police Department of Investigation and Criminal Investigation, revealed. The intention to sell and exploit the information is the purpose of confidentiality obtained by them.
Details Maj. Khalid al-Khalidi told Al-Bayan that the details of the incident were due to the receipt of official mail from the competent authorities in the United States stating that the e-mail of 5 senior White House officials had been hacked and that the infiltrators sent blackmail messages to the US presidency. Information was highly confidential and it was noted that hackers were suspected within the UAE. All available information was immediately received and a team of experts and cybercriminals was established. Within two hours, the penetration site was identified in one of the emirates. Majid Khalidi said that the location of the penetration was determined accurately and in coordination with the competent authorities in the Emirate of Ajman was raided the site was an apartment run by an African gang organized by 3 people and resisted the authorities and try to escape, but they were controlled, and found on the site on computers and devices The hackers are also known to have specialized in hacking operations and sell the information they receive in large amounts, and it is not the first process they do, but the first from within the state, where the perpetrators used to change the countries in which they manage their operations.
Precedents Khalidi pointed out that the gang members were between the ages of 24 and 26 years old and found a list of bank account numbers of about 5 million bank accounts, estimated at billions of dollars and programs of piracy, and check them showed that they entered the state on a visit visa to carry out the operations they had undertaken for years and actually managed From transferring millions of dollars into their assets, and that no one doubted or recognized the nature of their work or arrested them throughout those years.
Al Khalidi pointed out that the defendants were brought to the competent authorities and that after the end of their sentence within the UAE they will be handed over to the US authorities. This case has established the great expertise of the Dubai Police, especially in electronic crimes, which are considered complex crimes.
Honored Maj. Gen. Saud al-Khalidi said that after the American authorities handed over a complete file of the investigation, which included all the hard evidence and documents that proved that the gang had penetrated hundreds of accounts of officials worldwide, the US authorities honored the UAE for fruitful cooperation, prompt response, A record time although no accurate information is available to locate the gang.
Probably old Gitmo folks that Obama released.
In through Hellary’s unsecure email?
And DJT ain't sayin' nothin' at all.
I wonder if the MSM-Democrats will give this one the "big ignore," like the are with Evelyn Farkas.
The UAE popping criminals of the USA is, imo, a remarkable event.
Why would Arabs assist America in ANYTHING if their intention is to dominate the world, unless, of course, it is not.
President Trump hit the tarmac declaring he would take out ISIS, illegal aliens invading the USA and supporting the true LEO's of our nation.
NYPD this morning announced they are turning in illegals in spite of the mayor's sanctuary city declaratoion.
Other nations are bombing ISIS not caring, or caring very little what the populace may say about collateral damage or offenses to snowflakes.
The world seems to have slowed down and an awful lot of normal people are seeing each other for the first time in a long time.
How'ya' DOin', neighbor ?
Confederates of the 3 brothers with access to democrats email perhaps
Seems like a Nigerian scam some idiot democrat fell for
Links to the DNC?
And who would the Dubai police consider to be an "African gang"?
When did they hack the white house?
What year and who was president.
Big omission re when?
Is the gang temporarily headquartered in Tahiti?
Password was Password.
Where’s the time frame??
I just wrote the same thing....cuz I hadn’t read yours.
So brilliant!!
“Obozo”... the gift that keeps on giving
Speaking of hackers and illegal use of data.
Below is Cernovich’s data on this criminal act by Rice:
Susan Rice Requested Unmasking of Incoming Trump Administration Officials
Susan Rice, who served as the National Security Adviser under President Obama, has been identified as the official who requested unmasking of incoming Trump officials, Cernovich Media can exclusively report.
The White House Counsel’s office identified Rice as the person responsible for the unmasking after examining Rice’s document log requests. The reports Rice requested to see are kept under tightly-controlled conditions. Each person must log her name before being granted access to them.
Upon learning of Rice’s actions, H. R. McMaster dispatched his close aide Derek Harvey to Capitol Hill to brief Chairman Nunes.
“Unmasking” is the process of identifying individuals whose communications were caught in the dragnet of intelligence gathering. While conducting investigations into terrorism and other related crimes, intelligence analysts incidentally capture conversations about parties not subject to the search warrant. The identities of individuals who are not under investigation are kept confidential, for legal and moral reasons.
Excerpted: Go to link for full story on Obama’s Hit Woman, Susan Rice in this criminal act.
Same question here the democrats have received a lot of off shore money for years it’s what Watergate was all about trying to find our where it was coming from never trust a democrat or media.
Chelsea Clinton’s fatherinlaw, a former democratic politician, lost a lot of money to those scams. I see a connection here.
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