Current Threat Level — Middle East & Gulf
🔴 CRITICAL — SUSTAINED ESCALATION
Hacktivist DDoS Attacks
149+
Gulf-wide since Operation Epic Fury (28 Feb)
▲ 88 incidents on peak day (6 Mar)
Wiper / Destructive Attacks
3
Confirmed destructive incidents (Mar 2026)
▲ Stryker Corp — 56,000+ devices wiped
Region-Specific Incidents
17
Tracked incidents · GCC-wide · Feb–Apr 2026
▲ KSA · UAE · BHR · KWT · QAT · OMA
Attack Type Distribution — Q1 2026
Targeted Sectors — Incident Frequency
Government & Defense34%
Banking & Finance26%
Energy & Critical Infrastructure18%
Healthcare11%
Aviation & Transport7%
Retail, Telecom & Other4%
Active Threat Actors (Mar 2026)
💀
DieNet TIER 1
Pro-Iran · DDoS (70% of all activity)
Sharjah Airport · Riyadh Bank · Bahrain Airport
Critical
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Handala Hack UPGRADED
MOIS-Linked · Wiper + Data Theft
Stryker Corp (56K devices) · Verifone
Critical
Pro-Iran · DDoS (70% of all activity)
Gulf financial institutions
Critical
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Pro-Iran · Credential Harvesting
Bank websites · unpatched VPN systems
High
🏴
Pro-Iran · DDoS / Data Leak
MoI HCM & Internal Management Systems
High
🌐
Iraqi Pro-Iran Cell · Web Defacement
Kuwait Armed Forces · Kuwait MoD
High
🐍
Iranian APT · Spear-Phishing · LampoRAT
GCC Telecom · Finance · Government
High
Last 5 Days — Incident Timeline
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18 May 2026
# UAE Cyber Threat Landscape 2026: AI-Driven Attacks, Ransomware Surge, and Exploited Vulnerabilities in Ivanti, Microsoft, and Cisco Systems. The Middle East cyber battlefield has...
CRITICAL
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17 May 2026
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - UAE-Kuwait. ## Services for UAE Diplomats. ## Services for Foreign Missions. ## The UAE. The United Arab Emirates has reaffirmed its steadfast approac...
POLICY
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16 May 2026
| **No.** | **Attack / Campaign** | **Primary Target** | **Attack Type** | **Entry Vector** | **Impact Scale** | **Data Exposure** | **Nature of Threat** |. | 1 | AWS Data Center A...
HIGH
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15 May 2026
In early February, prior to the start of the 2026 conflict in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates saw anywhere from 90,000 to 200,000 breach attempts every day. Following the...
CRITICAL
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14 May 2026
The report examines the sharp escalation following the 28 February 2026 joint Israel–U.S. strikes on Iran, triggering a hybrid conflict blending kinetic attacks with unprecedented ...
POLICY
Monthly Cyber Incident Trend
Latest Intelligence Feed — March 2026