UAE foils cyber attacks, state news agency says

The ​United ​Arab Emirates ​has thwarted organised cyber attacks targeting the ‌country's ⁠digital infrastructure ⁠and ​vital sectors, the state news ​agency said on Saturday.

The attacks "included ​attempts ⁠to infiltrate ‌networks, deploy ​ransomware ​and ⁠conduct systematic phishing campaigns targeting national ​platforms," and involved ​artificial intelligence technologies to develop offensive tools, ‌it added. The report did ​not ​say ⁠who was to blame for the attacks.