At least 36 Al Jazeera journalists ‘targeted’ in cyber attack with Israeli firm’s spyware: Report The phones were allegedly hacked between July and August and can be traced back to the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Dec 21, 2020 · 02:54 pm An employee of the Qatar based news network and TV channel Al-Jazeera is seen at the channel's Jerusalem office on July 31, 2017. | Ahmad Gharabli/AFP At least 36 journalists at Qatari state-run news organisation Al Jazeera were targeted between July and August in an online attack that can be linked to the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, a cyber security watchdog said in its report, released on Sunday.