Cybersecurity Council says ransomware, phishing and AI tools used in attacks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hackers used ransomware and phishing to target national digital platforms.Gulf News archives<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cybersecurity Council has confirmed that the national cyber system successfully thwarted organised cyberattacks of a terrorist nature targeting the country\u2019s digital infrastructure and vital sectors, aimed at destabilising the nation and disrupting essential services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Council emphasised that protecting individuals, safeguarding personal data, and ensuring the continuity of critical services remain top priorities. The national cybersecurity and cyber defence system operates 24\/7 in coordination with service providers, national and international entities, and specialised organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Strategic partnerships and advanced international expertise are leveraged to strengthen protection, accelerate recovery, and enhance national digital resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The attacks involved attempts to infiltrate networks, deploy ransomware, and conduct systematic phishing campaigns targeting national platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Terrorist groups also exploited artificial intelligence to develop sophisticated offensive tools, signalling a qualitative shift in cyber threats and their ability to harness modern technologies for attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Council reiterated its full commitment to safeguarding the digital domain, preserving national stability, and protecting critical infrastructure and civil services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It urged the public to report any cyber threats or suspicious activity through officially approved channels to maintain the security of the nation\u2019s digital environment and ensure continuity of institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cybersecurity Council says ransomware, phishing and AI tools used in attacks Hackers used ransomware and phishing to target<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyber-crime","category-government"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41.jpeg",480,360,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41-300x225.jpeg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41.jpeg",480,360,false],"large":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41.jpeg",480,360,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41.jpeg",480,360,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41.jpeg",480,360,false],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41.jpeg",480,360,false],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-41.jpeg",480,360,false]},"author_info":{"info":["Naeema"]},"category_info":"CYBER CRIME<\/a> GOVERNMENT<\/a>","tag_info":"GOVERNMENT","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naeemahalketbiview.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sophisticated methods detected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Public vigilance urged<\/h2>\n\n\n\n