Maritime cybersecurity in United Arab Emirates - Disclosed incidents

Most impacted maritime activities - United Arab Emirates

• Shipyard: 2 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (28.6%)
• Shipowner: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)
• Administration: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)
• Defence: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)
• Industry: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)
• Transport: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)

Incident types - United Arab Emirates

• Virus/Ransomware: 3 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (42.9%)
• Denial of service: 3 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (42.9%)
• Intrusion: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)

Maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed - United Arab Emirates

Date	Type	Victim	Incident summary
02/05/2024	Intrusion	Transport	To be disclosed
27/07/2023	Virus/Ransomware	Shipyard	A UAE shipyard is victim of a ransomware attack.
20/05/2023	Denial of service	Administration	The website of an administration responsible for wind energy is victim of a denial of s [...]
20/05/2023	Denial of service	Defence	The website of the Ministry of Defence is victim of a denial of service attack claimed [...]
17/05/2023	Denial of service	Industry	The website of an Emirati company specializing in the supply of lubricants for ships is [...]
23/03/2023	Virus/Ransomware	Shipyard	A shipbuilding company falls victim to ransomware attack.
07/04/2021	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	A shipowner is targeted by a ransomware attack.

Claimed or reported threat actors having impacted United Arab Emirates

• Mysterious Team Bangladesh: 2 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (28.6%)
• Cl0p: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)
• ANONYMOUS_SUDAN: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)
• FIVE-FAMILIES: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (14.3%)

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