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UAE foils cyber attacks on ‘national platforms,’ state news agency says
The United Arab Emirates has thwarted organized cyber attacks targeting the country’s digital infrastructure and vital sectors, the state news agency says.
The attacks “included attempts to infiltrate networks, deploy ransomware and conduct systematic phishing campaigns targeting national platforms,” and involved artificial intelligence technologies to develop offensive tools, it adds. The report does not say who was to blame for the attacks.
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