Regional News (Middle East)
Saudi Arabia Teams Up with Black Hat Organisers to Launch World Class Hacking Event @HACK
Saudi Federation of Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones teams up with Black Hat organisers Informa Tech for world-class @Hack event toIran-linked Chafer APT Group Targets Governments in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
Cybersecurity researchers uncovered an Iranian cyber espionage campaign conducted by Chafer APT and aimed at critical infrastructures in Kuwait and
The Number of Cyber Attacks on Saudi Aramco is Increasing
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company, revealed that it has seen an increase in attempted
JhoneRAT Uses Google Drive, Twitter, ImgBB, and Google Forms to Target Countries in Middle East
Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered a new Trojan named JhoneRAT that was used in targeted attacks against entities in the
Cyber-battle Over Real Model City Planned for Abu Dhabi Security Conference
The daily war waged between cyber-criminals and security experts will be played out in miniature in Abu Dhabi next month
New Attack Group Targets Saudi IT Providers
A previously undocumented threat group has been mounting what appear to be supply-chain attacks against IT providers in the Middle
LYCEUM APT Hackers Attack Critical Infrastructures Over a Year using Several Hacking Tools
A new threat group dubbed LYCEUM spotted attacking critical infrastructure organizations including oil, gas and possibly telecommunications using several hacking
New Threat Group Targets Middle East
A new threat group has been observed targeting oil and gas companies in the Middle East. Researchers from SecureWorks’ Counter
ViceLeaker Android Spyware Targets Users in the Middle East
Experts at Kaspersky have uncovered a spyware campaign dubbed ViceLeaker that spreads in the Middle East to spy on Android
Dubai Bank Invokes Shaggy in Awareness Video
Shaggy’s chart-topping hit from 2000, “It Wasn’t Me,” has made a comeback. Emirates NBD, a bank in Dubai, in conjunction
Bouncing Golf Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Android Users in Middle East
According to security researchers at Trend Micro, a cyberespionage campaign is targeting Android users in Middle Eastern countries. Security researchers
Emissary Panda APT Group Hit Government Organizations in the Middle East
Chinese Cyber-Spies Target Government Organizations in Middle East Chinese APT group Emissary Panda has been targeting government organizations in two
DNS Hijackers Target Middle East Governments
Security experts are warning of a new state-sponsored DNS hijacking campaign affecting at least 40 organizations across 13 countries. Cisco
Gulf Countries Came under Hackers’ Spotlight in 2018, with more than 130000 Payment Cards Compromised
Bahrain, 08.04.2019 – Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, and NGN International, a global system integrator, analyzed
Hackers Queue Up to Exploit WinRAR Bug
Security researchers have warned of a new wave of attacks on Middle Eastern companies from APT33, a group with links
Middle East Servers Targeted in Saipem Cyber-Attack
Oil services company Saipem, based in Milan, Italy, was the victim of a cyber-attack that appears to be targeting servers