The Guardian- Move targeting kingdom�s major broadcaster comes amid diplomatic standoff with fellow Arab states

Pan-Arab satellite network al-Jazeera is fighting a large-scale cyber-attack but remained fully operational, a company source said on Thursday.

�There were attempts made on the cybersecurity of al-Jazeera but we are combatting them,� said a senior employee who declined to be named.

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BREAKING: Al Jazeera Media Network under cyber attack on all systems, websites & social media platforms. More soon: https://t.co/9o3ihGGVjD pic.twitter.com/ZlBBEpTDf6


June 8, 2017

Hours later, Qatar�s state-run television also announced that it had shut down its website temporarily �for security reasons� after hacking attempts, it said on its Twitter feed.

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