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Geopolitical instability drives up Middle East ransomware attacks by 20x

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Middle East ransomware surge puts financial services and governments on alert, CloudSEK research report warns.

For organizations operating in the Middle East, a disconcerting picture is emerging. A new threat intelligence report from cybersecurity firm CloudSEK covering April 2025 through August 2026 has found that financially motivated ransomware crews and state-linked espionage operations often exploit the same vulnerabilities.

The report notes that government and financial services were

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