Tag: Al Jazeera

  • Zero-click iOS zero-day found deployed against Al Jazeera employees

    At least 36 Al Jazeera journalists, producers, anchors, and executives, along with a journalist at London-based Al Araby TV, had their …

  • After a brief suspension, Twitter feed of Al Jazeera back online

    Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said on Saturday the Twitter account for its main Arabic language channel was back up and running after briefly being suspended. A source at the Qatar-based broadcaster, which is caught up in an economic and diplomatic dispute between Qatar and other Arab powers, said a technical issue had been to…

  • News in brief: Ransomware-proof Windows?; Al Jazeera attacked; Coats keeps quiet

    Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Ransomware-proof Windows? Microsoft is drumming up publicity for it’s new operating system Windows 10 S with the boast that “No known ransomware works against Windows 10 S”. Read full news article on Naked Security  

  • DDoS attack brings Qatar’s Al Jazeera website to its knees

    Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera yesterday said it was being targeted with systematic hacking attempts. DDoS assaults affecting Al Jazeera’s websites and digital platforms follow a recent hack of the state news service that resulted in the promotion of false news and is blamed, in part, on an ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Gulf. Read…

  • As countries break ties with Qatar, Al-Jazeera combats cyber attack

    Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera is combating a large-scale cyber attack on its media platform, but all its entities remain operational, a company source said on Thursday. “There were attempts made on the cyber security of Al Jazeera but we are combating them and currently all our entities are operational,” said a senior employee who…

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