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Incident

Saudi Central Bank

Incident posture

Attack window
Dec 2016
Location
Saudi Arabia
Status
Historical
CIA posture
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Updated
2025-10-07 00:00

Linked entities

Victim
Saudi Central Bank
Threat actors
1 actor
Sources
0 sources

Timeline

Occurred
Dec 2016
Discovered
Pending
Disclosed
Pending
Resolved
Pending

Summary

Eight Saudi institutions are hit by a destructive cyber attack allegedly generating from Iran, carried on using a new version of the infamous Shamoon Malware. Among the victims is the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the countrys central bank.

Motives

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TTPs

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1 technique

Description

Eight Saudi institutions are hit by a destructive cyber attack allegedly generating from Iran, carried on using a new version of the infamous Shamoon Malware. Among the victims is the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the countrys central bank.

Sources

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