Riyadh, March 20, 2022, SPA -- The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has called on the public (citizens and residents) to observe precaution and not to respond to contacts that aim to drag them to announce their personal information and passwords, which might result in stealing their data and causing damage to them. Over the past few days, the SDAIA said that several phone calls were received by several citizens and residents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from individuals, some of whom, alleged to be affiliated with the National Information Center, to update bank data. Due to the fact that the National Information Center does not contact beneficiaries, the SDAIA calls on the public to preserve the confidentiality of their personal information and commit to the relevant regulations and policies issued by the national data administration office at the authority. --SPA 19:13 LOCAL TIME 16:13 GMT 0035 www.spa.gov.sa/w1709920