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Friday 9 June 2017 - 11:53
Story Code : 264016

Hackers target al-Jazeera as Qatar crisis deepens

The Guardian- Move targeting kingdoms major broadcaster comes amid diplomatic standoff with fellow Arab states

Pan-Arab satellite network al-Jazeera is fighting a large-scale cyber-attack but remained fully operational, a company source said on Thursday.

There were attempts made on the cybersecurity of al-Jazeera but we are combatting them, said a senior employee who declined to be named.

Al Jazeera English(@AJEnglish)
BREAKING: Al Jazeera Media Network under cyber attack on all systems, websites & social media platforms. More soon: https://t.co/9o3ihGGVjD pic.twitter.com/ZlBBEpTDf6


June 8, 2017

Hours later, Qatars state-run television also announced that it had shut down its website temporarily for security reasons after hacking attempts, it said on its Twitter feed.

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