The mobile phones of 36 employees of the Qatari media Al Jazeera have been hacked. It is reported that the cyber attack was carried out by a spyware of the Israeli organization SSO group. Among the 36 victims of the hacking were TV presenters and executives, according to Al Jazeera.
According to the report, the mobile phones have been hacked using an exploit chain called Kissmet. The two unidentified assailants, who monitored Al Jazeera journalists' mobile phones, were alleged to be working for the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The media is investigating the hacking.
