Alwaght- Hackers have allegedly broken into the Qatar National Bank, releasing information of thousands of the banks customers.
The 1.5-gigabyte leak contains trove of the Persian Gulf Arab State's internal documents, files, and sensitive financial information that was anonymously posted online.
According to the Qatar-based outlet Doha News, the data leak includes files about the country’s secret service, security apparatus and even members of the ruling Al Thani family.
It holds a folder named “SPY, Intelligence” which contains records attributed as Ministry of Defense, MI6, and Qatar's State Security Bureau, also known as Mukhabarat.
An Al Jazeera reporter confirmed that his information was present in the leak and that he was shocked to find his information online.
"The details they had for me were mostly correct – I had changed my credit cards just a few months ago after losing them, but other information such as my passwords and contact details were all accurate,” he said.
QNB has refrained from confirming the leak, but has posted a statement online saying that it is looking into the matter.
"It is QNB Group policy not to comment on reports circulated via social media. QNB would like to take this opportunity to assure all concerned that there is no financial impact on our clients or the bank. QNB Group places the highest priority on data security and deploying the strongest measures possible to ensure the integrity of our customers' information. QNB is further investigating this matter in coordination with all concerned parties." said the statement.
