Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-05-24 00:00:00
Affected organization: Qatar News Agency Twitter account
Affected country: Qatar
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: United Arab Emirates
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: United Arab Emirates
Description: Unknown hackers break into the website of the Qatar state-run news agency and publish a fake story quoting the ruling emir making comments that expressed support for Iran, Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas. The agency's Twitter feed is also compromised posting fake quotes from Qatar's foreign minister alleging a plot against the country by other Arab nations. US intelligence believes the hack was carried out by the United Arab Emirates.