UAE Cyber News: October 2026

Archive/All news/4 reportsBy Marsad Research Team

Reports published in October 2026. Each cites the snapshot date it was written from, because figures move as the underlying data is refreshed.

Published in October 2026

A Ninth Group Enters the UAE Financial Services RecordRansomware · 2026-10-21
Black Nevas Reaches UAE Education a Year After ManufacturingRansomware · 2026-10-21
Everest Returns to UAE Transportation After Twelve MonthsRansomware · 2026-10-21
INC Ransom Reaches a Fifth UAE Sector With Five ClaimsThreat Intel · 2026-10-21

Most targeted sectors

24claimsProfessional ServicesSector
13claimsGovernment and DefenseSector
13claimsTechnologySector
10claimsLockBit 3.0Ransomware group
10claimsStormousRansomware group

TrackerAll

112Attributed claims

31In 2026

8Repeat groups

Latest activity

INC Ransom2026-10-07
Everest2026-10-06
DragonForce2026-06-12

SectorsAll 13

Professional Services24
Government and Defense13
Technology13
Financial Services12
Retail and E-Commerce10
Manufacturing8
Transportation7
Healthcare6

GroupsAll 8

LockBit 3.010
Stormous10
Everest9
Coinbase Cartel6
DragonForce5
INC Ransom5
Medusa5
RansomHub5

Periods

2020–20227
202312
202427
202535
202631

NewsAll

Ransomware
Threat Intel
Regulation

GuidesAll

DESC ISR v3
UAE IAS v2
UAE PDPL
DIFC and ADGM

About this data

Figures count ransomware leak-site claims against organisations in the United Arab Emirates. A claim is an assertion by an attacker, not a confirmed breach.

Affected organisations are never identified on this site. Of 192 records returned by the upstream feed, 112 carry a verifiable UAE link and only those reach the figures here.

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