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/9o3ihGGVjDpic.twitter.com/ZlBBEpTDf6
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.