Incidents in country:

Qatar

2 incidents catalogued

EspionageResolvedMay 24, 2017

Qatar News Agency hack

Attackers planted malware on Qatar's state news agency in April 2017 and exploited it on 24 May to publish fabricated quotes attributed to the Emir, providing the pretext used by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt to launch a blockade of Qatar.

Victim: Qatar News Agency (QNA)

Data breachResolvedApril 26, 2016

Qatar National Bank data breach

A 1.4 GB archive of internal files, customer account records, and nearly one million payment card numbers stored in clear text was leaked online, including dossiers on Qatar's Al Thani royal family, Al Jazeera staff, and apparent intelligence targets.

Victim: Qatar National Bank (QNB)
Records: 100.0K