US intelligence officials believe Russi-linked hackers are behind the Qatar hack and used false news to prompt a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf area. Qatar and other states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain that cut ties to the country, accused Qatar of supporting extremist groups, but the Qatari government denied any allegations. The crisis escalated after the so-called Qatar hack, cyber attacks hit the the Qatars state-run news agency. The hackers hit the Qatar official news agency website and Twitter account causing serious problems.”]
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