Oman — Cyber Threat Profile
Oman's cybersecurity posture is shaped by energy sector exposure and regional geopolitical dynamics. The Oman National CERT leads national incident response and cyber governance initiatives. Strategic priorities include protecting oil infrastructure, government networks, and financial systems. The country faces espionage and surveillance targeting linked to regional rivalries alongside financially motivated cybercrime. Institutional cyber capacity is expanding but remains uneven across sectors. Investment in regulatory frameworks, workforce training, and infrastructure monitoring continues to develop national defensive capability.- National CERT/CSIRT: OCERT
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 286.7 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 95.3% of population (source: World Bank)
Threat actors targeting Oman
- MuddyWater APT
- LockBit Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- Cl0p Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Qilin Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- BlackNevas Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Embargo Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Fog Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Meow Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Sarcoma Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Spirals Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Void Manticore APT
Most targeted sectors
- Financial Services 3 incident(s)
- Construction 2 incident(s)
- Education & Research 2 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 2 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 2 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 2 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 1 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 1 incident(s)
- Chemical 1 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 1 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- University of Buraimi 2026-10-09 · Education
- CCED-COM.OM 2026-09-23
- ASYAD GROUP 2026-09-23 · Transportation
- OTEGROUP 2026-08-07 · Other
- Arabia Falcon Insurance Company SAOG 2026-07-07 · Financial Services
- Abu Hatim Co LLC 2026-04-14 · Construction
- Swathi Tetali 2026-03-30 · Agriculture and Food Production
- al-alawi.com 2026-03-30
- towellholding.com 2025-12-26 · Manufacturing
- National Biscuit Industries 2025-12-22 · Manufacturing
- Khazzan Logistics 2025-12-06 · Transportation/Logistics
- NAMA.OM 2025-11-21 · Financial Services
- Al Ansari 2025-01-09 · Financial
- Gulf Petrochemical Services & Trading 2024-12-08
- Towell Engineering, part of the W.J. Towell Group, 2024-09-05 · Business Services