UAE Cyber Chief Says Country Faced 640,000 Cyberattacks in One Day
The UAE faced 640,000 cyberattacks in one day, its cyber chief says, highlighting risks from unpatched software, ransomware, and deepfakes. The post UAE Cyber Chief Says Country Faced 640,000 Cyberattacks in One Day appeared first on TechRepublic .
The UAE recorded 640,000 cyberattacks in a single day, according to the country's cybersecurity chief, highlighting the growing risks from unpatched software, ransomware, and deepfakes. The figure was disclosed by Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, chairman of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, during the Arab Media Summit in Dubai. Al Kuwaiti emphasized that threats are expanding to critical infrastructure, including electricity, water, operational technology, and the wider economy.
He stressed that attacks have gone beyond temporarily taking services offline, warning that the potential damage now includes social engineering and manipulated media. The UAE Cyber Security Council reported detecting and containing organized attacks in the aviation, energy, and education sectors in August. Al Kuwaiti also cited an incident where a hacker exploited an unpatched software vulnerability to gain access to a private-sector organization's systems and data, demanding over $5 million and threatening to release stolen information.
The episode underscores the importance of software updates and the need for awareness and vigilance in combating cyber threats.
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