Cyber threats across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) continued to intensify in the first quarter of 2026, with ransomware groups, hacktivist campaigns, and large-scale data breaches shaping a volatile threat landscape for organizations across the region. According to Cyble’s latest META Threat Landscape Report, ransomware remained one of the most disruptive threats during Q1 2026, with attacks targeting industries ranging from government and construction to banking and energy.

The findings also point to a growing overlap between financially motivated cybercrime and geopolitically driven cyber activity.
Ransomware Attacks Continue to Rise

Researchers observed 116 ransomware i...