MENA

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Primarily a target — 4 received· 2 initiated· 0 responses ·22 countries

In the last 60 days, 6 new cyber operations involving MENA were added to the database: a 62% decrease compared to the previous period. The number of operations is currently 65% below the long-term 60-day average. The Intensity of cyber operations involving MENA cannot yet be calculated.

Maintained by EuRepoC research analysts · updated 05 Oct 2026

4received initiated2

For last 60 days, this region appears chiefly as a target — 4 incidents directed at it, 2 it is linked to initiating.

Source: EuRepoC Global Database as of 05 Oct 2026.

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Cyber activity

2 incidents · as actor

As target 4 As actor 2

Operations EuRepoC links to actors based in MENA, and the international responses they drew.

Cyber incident intensity

Mean3.5/15Moderate

Range 3.0–4.0

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Minimum Maximum

2 coded incidents · Last 60 days

Database additions by weekincidents linked to MENA

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Most-targeted sectorswhat its operations hit

SectorIncidentsIntensityResponded

Energy 1 4.0Moderate 1/1 Water 1 3.0Moderate 1/1

Its operations concentrate on Energy — 1 of 2 incidents.

By targetwho its operations hit

United Kingdom 1incident avg 4.0 · Moderate United States 1incident avg 3.0 · Moderate

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Operations initiated & responses drawn

"Iranian-backed hackers" United States ·Water Iran-Affiliated Threat Actors Breached Two New Jersey Municipal Water Systems In United States on 27 July 2026 27 Jul 2026

Incident · Low severity 27 Jul 2026

"Iranian-backed hackers" United States ·Water

Iran-Affiliated Threat Actors Breached Two New Jersey Municipal Water Systems In United States on 27 July 2026

Unspecified Iran-linked threat actor (possibly IRGC-affiliated) United Kingdom ·Energy Iran-Linked Threat Actor Disrupted Small Gas-Fired Power Plant in the United Kingdom for Four Days in July 2026 1 Jul 2026

Incident · Low severity 1 Jul 2026

Unspecified Iran-linked threat actor (possibly IRGC-affiliated) United Kingdom ·Energy

Iran-Linked Threat Actor Disrupted Small Gas-Fired Power Plant in the United Kingdom for Four Days in July 2026

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