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)
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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
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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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14 Jul 2026
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CRITICAL
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13 Jul 2026
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CRITICAL
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12 Jul 2026
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POLICY
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11 Jul 2026
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POLICY
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10 Jul 2026
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HIGH
Monthly Cyber Incident Trend
Latest Intelligence Feed — March 2026