Sunday, July 16, 2017

Report: UAE behind hacking of Qatari media

July 16, 2017 at 07:52PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post is reporting that the United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site.

The Post says the UAE planted a false story that sparked the current crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries.

The Post report on Sunday was quickly decried as "false" by the Emirati Embassy in Washington.

The Post cites unnamed U.S. intelligence officials as saying that senior members of the Emirati government discussed the hacking plan on May 23.

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