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Saudi Arabia and Turkey most targeted by cyber attacks in region

Posted On: Nov. 26, 2015 12:00 AM CST

A report by cyber security company FireEye Inc. has found that Saudi Arabia and Turkey suffered the most number of targeted attacks in the Middle East and North Africa region in the first half of 2015, reports Albawaba.com citing Gulf Business.

The report said that Saudi Arabia and Turkey accounted for 11% and 6% of the targeted attacks in the region, respectively. Adam Palmer, an official at FireEye, said cybercriminals are now using a nation-state style digital attack and that the majority of the attacks targeted the energy and telecom sectors.

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