http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/356891/qatar--%E2%80%98an-interesting-target%E2%80%99-for-cyber-criminals-,-says-security-expert
By Joey Aguilar
Staff Reporter
Gulf Times
June 20, 2013
Qatar has become “an interesting target for cyber crimes” ranging from malware,
phishing, defacement of websites and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)
attacks, an official of the global computer security software company, McAfee,
has said.
“Qatar has been targeted recently by a diversity of attackers, ranging from
individuals to groups with political motives,” said Christiaan Beek, director
of Incident Response and Forensics EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
McAfee.
One of the reasons he cited was that the average income of people in the
country remained to be the highest in the region.
Qatar, like other nations in the Gulf region, is prone to cyber attacks aiming
to get people’s banking information.
“Malware is targeting the financial sector in the Gulf region, including Qatar.
Some of them are pretty clever and produce pop-up screens where the user has to
fill in his or her mobile-number to get a one-time-password,” he said.
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