UAE Central Bank hit by hackers - FT.com

Israeli hackers appeared to shut down the website of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, embarrassing the bank as it played host to European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi.

The attack seemed to be the work of Israeli hackers operating under the name IDF Team. The group had announced its intention to shut down the central bank website, as well as the website of Arab Bank, one of the largest Palestinian lenders, in a message late on Wednesday.

Both sites were inaccessible on Thursday. UAE Central Bank officials brushed aside the significance of their site being compromised, saying talks with the European delegation, which included Mr Draghi and a number of ECB governors, were their top priority.

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