LONDON/RIYADH: Saudi Arabian security officials said that the country had been targeted as part of a wide-ranging cyber espionage campaign observed since February against five Middle East nations as well as several countries outside the region.
The Saudi government's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said in a statement the kingdom had been hit by a hacking campaign bearing the technical hallmarks of an attack group dubbed "MuddyWater" by US cyber firm Palo Alto Networks.
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