Al Jazeera TV says it's combating large-scale cyberattack

A source in the flagship broadcaster for Qatar claims all its entities remained operational


Reuters June 08, 2017 Less than a minute read
The logo of Al Jazeera Media Network is seen on its headquarters building in Doha, Qatar June 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera is combating a large-scale cyber attack but all its entities remained 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 declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.

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