MENA

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Primarily a target — 750 received· 401 initiated· 93 responses ·22 countries

Across the full record, 885 cyber operations involving MENA were added to the database. The all-time mean Intensity of cyber operations involving MENA is 2.4.

Maintained by EuRepoC research analysts · updated 05 Oct 2026

750received initiated401

For all time, this region appears chiefly as a target — 750 incidents directed at it, 401 it is linked to initiating.

Source: EuRepoC Global Database as of 05 Oct 2026.

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Cyber activity

401 incidents · as actor

As target 750 As actor 401

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

Cyber incident intensity

Mean2.3/15Moderate

Range 1.0–11.0

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Minimum Maximum

399 coded incidents · All time

Database additions by yearincidents linked to MENA

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Most-targeted sectorswhat its operations hit

SectorIncidentsIntensityResponded

Government / ministries 96 2.1Moderate 6/96 Corporate Targets 70 2.5Moderate 4/70 Media 53 2.2Moderate 4/53 Transportation 42 2.7Moderate 9/42 Telecommunications 38 2.6Moderate 4/38 End user(s) / specially protected groups 35 2.1Moderate 1/35 Unknown 34 2.3Moderate 2/34 Civil service / administration 32 2.4Moderate 8/32

Its operations concentrate on Government / ministries — 96 of 401 incidents.

By targetwho its operations hit

Israel 130incidents avg 2.4 · Moderate United States 91incidents avg 2.3 · Moderate Turkey 74incidents avg 2.4 · Moderate Saudi Arabia 62incidents avg 2.6 · Moderate Iran 60incidents avg 3.1 · Moderate United Kingdom 56incidents avg 2.6 · Moderate United Arab Emirates 53incidents avg 2.6 · Moderate Egypt 45incidents avg 2.5 · 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

(Iran) United States ·Water Iran-Affiliated Threat Actor Suspected Of Breaching Multiple Water Utilities Minnesota In United States On 26 and 27 July 2026 26 Jul 2026

Incident · Low severity 26 Jul 2026

(Iran) United States ·Water

Iran-Affiliated Threat Actor Suspected Of Breaching Multiple Water Utilities Minnesota In United States On 26 and 27 July 2026

RONational Cyber Security Directorate Romania Romanian Government Coordinated Response to Ransomware Attack on National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration (ANCPI) on 14 July 2026 Operational action 14 Jul 2026

Operational action 14 Jul 2026

RONational Cyber Security Directorate Romania

Romanian Government Coordinated Response to Ransomware Attack on National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration (ANCPI) on 14 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

Zakaria Mahdjoub Romania ·Civil service / administration ByteToBreach Wiped Romania's Land Registry Data at National Agency for Cadastre and Real Estate Publicity in July 2026 1 Jul 2026

Incident · Moderate severity 1 Jul 2026

Zakaria Mahdjoub Romania ·Civil service / administration

ByteToBreach Wiped Romania's Land Registry Data at National Agency for Cadastre and Real Estate Publicity in July 2026

Black Wolves IR#N/A2 countries ·Finance +1 Hacktivist Group Black Wolves Disrupted Electronic Banking Services Of State-Owned Banks In Iran On 14 June 2026 14 Jun 2026

Incident · Low severity 14 Jun 2026

Black Wolves IR#N/A2 countries ·Finance +1

Hacktivist Group Black Wolves Disrupted Electronic Banking Services Of State-Owned Banks In Iran On 14 June 2026

Handala (MOIS) United States ·Water Iran-Linked Handala Breached And Leaked Data Of Water Utility Provider California Water Service In United States On 11 June 2026 11 Jun 2026

Incident · Low severity 11 Jun 2026

Handala (MOIS) United States ·Water

Iran-Linked Handala Breached And Leaked Data Of Water Utility Provider California Water Service In United States On 11 June 2026

Handala (MOIS) Turkey ·Media Iranian State-Sponsored Hacking Group Handala Disrupted Broadcast And Deleted Materials Of News Agency NûJINHA In Türkiye On 6 June 2026 6 Jun 2026

Incident · Low severity 6 Jun 2026

Handala (MOIS) Turkey ·Media

Iranian State-Sponsored Hacking Group Handala Disrupted Broadcast And Deleted Materials Of News Agency NûJINHA In Türkiye On 6 June 2026

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