UAE targeted for cyber attacks after Israel deal
The UAE has been the target of cyber attacks after formal ties were established with Israel, the Gulf Arab state’s cybersecurity official said on Sunday.
In August, the UAE broke decades of Arab politics when it agreed to forge ties with Israel in a move that angered Palestinians and some Muslim states and communities. Bahrain and Sudan have followed suit.
Our relationship, for example, with normalization with Israel has really opened up a huge attack by some other activists against the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed Hamad al-Kuwait said in an onstage interview at one. conference in Dubai.
Kuwait said the financial sector was being targeted but did not give details. He did not say whether any of the attacks were successful or provide details on the identity of the perpetrators.
He also told the conference that the number of cyber attacks in the UAE has risen sharply after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The Kuwaitis have said that traditionally many attacks in the region have originated from Iran, without specifying who is behind them.
Iran has also said it has been the victim of hacking.
