Qatar National Bank Data Breach
Status: Confirmed
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Qatar National Bank · Actor: Unknown · Source: Have I Been Pwned / ObscureIQ intelligence
Attack: SQL Injection via Vulnerability exploitation
Timeline: Breach (Jul, 2015) · Reported (May, 2016) · Leak (5/1/16)
Exposure: 89K+ records · Bank account numbers, Customer feedback, Dates of birth, Financial transactions, Genders, Geographic locations, Government issued IDs, IP addresses, Marital statuses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, PINs, Security questions and answers, Spoken languages
Status: Confirmed · Risk: High (Financial fraud + Account takeover)
Summary
In July 2015, the Qatar National Bank suffered a data breach which exposed 15k documents totalling 1.4GB and detailing more than 100k accounts with passwords and PINs. The incident was made public some 9 months later in April 2016 when the documents appeared publicly on a file sharing site. Analysis of the breached data suggests the attack began by exploiting a SQL injection flaw in the bank’s website.
About Qatar National Bank
Qatar National Bank is the organization affected by this breach. User data may have been generated through account creation, service usage, or business operations.
If you have interacted with Qatar National Bank in any capacity, your data may be included in this breach.
Threat Actor: Unknown
The threat actor responsible for this breach has not been publicly identified or confirmed at this time.
- Vulnerability exploitation
Breach Exploitation Status
High
Status
Detected
Detected
Detected
Possible
Unknown
5+ years (high persistence)
Dates of birth are permanent and addresses change slowly. Combined with other fields, this data sustains long-tail targeting risk.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 89K+ records has been identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Impact
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Targeted phishing referencing Qatar National Bank accounts or services
- Financial fraud and unauthorized transactions
- Credential stuffing against accounts sharing the same password
- SIM-swap attempts where phone numbers are present
- Physical mail scams and address-based identity verification fraud
- Age/DOB used to bypass identity verification questions
- Data broker enrichment and resale
Recommendations for Impacted Individuals
If you believe your information may be included:
Non-clients may request a breach impact review.
Qatar National Bank account updates
Financial transaction confirmations
Password reset requests
Verify directly through official channels.
Email compromise is often the first pivot point.
Frequently Asked Questions
In Jul, 2015, Qatar National Bank experienced a data breach that resulted in the exposure of approximately 89K+ records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes Bank account numbers, Customer feedback, Dates of birth, Financial transactions, Genders, Geographic locations, Government issued IDs, IP addresses, Marital statuses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, PINs, Security questions and answers, Spoken languages.
Approximately 89K+ records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
Yes. This breach is treated as confirmed based on data observed in breach intelligence platforms.
Data circulation has been detected across breach-sharing channels. Downstream exploitation risk exists based on the nature of the exposed fields.
Rotate passwords associated with Qatar National Bank, enable multi-factor authentication on email and financial accounts, and monitor for suspicious activity.
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