Incident 1: Qatar National Bank (QNB) Data Breach

What did the attackers break into?

The attackers broke into the Qatar National Bank's systems, leaking details of thousands of clients.

How did the attackers break into it?

The exact method of the breach was not publicly disclosed

Who was impacted?

Private informations of a lot of people were leaked.

How was it investigated?

QNB has two-factor authentication prevented the attackers to continue.

Incident 2: Cyber-attacks during the Gulf Crisis

What did the attackers break into?

They break into their website, and shared a lot of fake news.

How did the attackers break into it?

The exact technical details of the attack weren't made public.

Who was impacted?

Qatar was impacted a lot, as it caused some diplomatic problems.

How was it investigated?

Qatar government did get help from the UK National Crime Agency and the FBI, and they tried to invistigate about these attacks.

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