Cyberattacks in the Middle East are on the rise. Here's who they're targeting

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A growing number of cyberattacks have been detected in the Middle East, and especially in the United Arab Emirates, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm DarkMatter.

, saw a growing number of attacks in the six months leading to March this year, according to DarkMatter, a cybersecurity firm based in the UAE.

In fact, half of all cyberattacks in the Middle East target the oil and gas sector, according to DarkMatter, which cited findings from a Siemens and Ponemon Institute report. "The campaign was aimed at the government, the transport industry and educational institutions in the Middle East, using lure documents containing malicious code to extract information from its targets. The group continues to deliver politically motivated content while developing new techniques to enrich its expanding playbook," said the report.

 

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