World Cup 2022: Qatar is accused of funding the espionage of about fifty individuals.
According to the British publication "The Sunday Times," hackers have targeted a number of individuals, including Michel Platini, the former president of UEFA.
Qatar is at the center of a fresh controversy two weeks before the FIFA World Cup in the Gulf nation gets underway. According to a report from the British newspaper The Sunday Times on November 6, Qatar is responsible for the hacker espionage of nearly fifty individuals who were involved in the competition's planning.
According to the study, hackers hired to preserve Qatar's reputation have targeted journalists, attorneys, or even Nathalie Goulet, a French senator. These individuals have frequently been singled out because of their involvement in or stances on issues related to the awarding and planning of the upcoming Football World Cup, which begins on November 20.
Michel Platini says he is "surprised"
The former president of UEFA, Michel Platini, yet a great defender of the candidacy of Qatar, would also have been targeted. The Sunday Times assures that this espionage would have happened shortly before Michel Platini was heard by French justice as part of an investigation into suspicions of corruption in the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar. In a press release, Michel Platini said he was "surprised and deeply shocked" by this information.
For her part, Senator Nathalie Goulet charged Qatar with supporting "Islamic terrorism". A Sunday Times journalist named Jonathan Calvert is one of the individuals the India-based hacking organization has targeted. Calvert looked into allegations of bribery that may have contributed to Qatar's 2010 award of the project.
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