UAE says it repelled 750,000 cyberattacks targeting vital sectors

The UAE Cybersecurity Council announced its national system detected and repelled roughly 750,000 cyberattack attempts targeting vital sectors including energy and education.

• The UAE Cybersecurity Council announced Tuesday that the national cyber security system repelled nearly 750,000 attack attempts.
• The attempts included remote code execution, distributed denial-of-service, phishing, and artificial intelligence-supported attacks.
• The council said the attacks targeted vital sectors, led by energy and education, and that the figures do not indicate successful breaches.
• The council's statement did not identify those behind the attacks.