Coverage of cybersecurity incidents, policy, public services, privacy, advisories, and regional developments connected to Qatar.
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Qatar covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Qatar, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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Two attacks on Qatari entities signal a shift in focus for China-backed actors and demonstrate how quickly they can pivot in response to geopolitical events.
Researchers say Israel remains a central focus, with UNC1549 targeting aerospace and defense entities in the US, the UAE, Qatar, Spain, and Saudi Arabia.
An APT hacking group known as 'Stealth Falcon' exploited a Windows WebDav RCE vulnerability in zero-day attacks since March 2025 against defense and government organizations in Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, and Yemen. [...]
Air Force Dumb The Trump administration is set to accept a $400 million luxury 747-8 from the royal family of Qatar – a lavish "palace in the sky" meant as a temporary Air Force One. But getting it up to presidential security standards could take years and cost hundreds of millions more.…
A China-linked threat actor had access to a router configuration database that could have completely disrupted coverage, a security vendor says.
The goal is to raise cybersecurity awareness for all students in the country.
Qatari organizations participate in cybersecurity exercises to hone their incident response plans and processes.
The two countries will work on AI security guardrails, public key infrastructure, smart city cyber, and more.
The WebP vulnerability affects multiple browsers besides Firefox and Thunderbird, with active exploitation ongoing.
The 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup final in Qatar will be the most-watched sporting event in history — but will cybercriminals score a hat trick off its state-of-the-art digital footprint?
FuboTV has confirmed that a streaming outage preventing subscribers from watching the World Cup Qatar 2022 semifinal match between France and Morocco was caused by a cyberattack. [...]
That's where the money is Phishing attempts targeting victims in the Middle East increased 100 percent last month in the lead up to the World Cup in Qatar, according to security shop Trellix.…
Unless you're fine with Qatar snoops remotely accessing your phone With mandated spyware downloads to tens of thousands of surveillance cameras equipped with facial-recognition technology, the World Cup in Qatar next month is looking more like a data security and privacy nightmare than a celebration of the beautiful game.…
Digital Shadows warns of elevated risk from scammers and threat actors