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January 2012 | Risk Summary

The website of the Central Bank of the UAE was temporarily shut down in January following reports that Israeli hackers attacked the site. Israeli hackers also claimed to have dismantled the websites of the Saudi and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges, in what is a possibly a sign that cyber terrorism across the region is on the rise. Similar attacks have occurred inside Israel, from what reports have indicated were cyber terrorists based in the Gulf.

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