Qatar’s retaliates against Broidy via cyber espionage
A recent revelation made on Dailymail stated that Broidy filled 112-page report against Qatar and GRA giving new flip to this case.
Qatar hacked more than 1,200 Americans — including friends of President Donald Trump — European counterterrorism officials, Arab leaders, international football stars and Bollywood actresses, according to legal documents, technical reports and former CIA operatives.
The lawsuit, filed by prominent Republican fundraiser and Qatar critic Elliott Broidy, accuses Global Risk Advisors (GRA) — a constellation of other subsidiaries and shell companies operated by former CIA operative and cyber-warfare expert Kevin Chalker — of working with hired lobbyists and government officials in Qatar to hack his personal and business communications, plant false stories and destroy his reputation in the media
This isn’t the first time Qatar has hired Americans to do its dirty work. In a lawsuit filed last year, Broidy accused Qatar of working with U.S.-based communications strategist Greg Howard at Mercury Public Affairs, as well as lobbyists Joey Allaham and Nick Muzin of Stonington Strategies, in order to place these negative stories about Broidy at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and elsewhere.
GRA’s illicit “special projects” were allegedly managed by Qatari official Ali al-Thawadi, the chief of staff of Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the brother of Qatar’s emir. He oversaw the campaign to secure the 2022 World Cup for Qatar. According to Broidy’s complaint, Hassan al-Thawadi — who is currently overseeing Qatar’s preparation for the World Cup — personally approved the agreement with GRA.
