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More governments manipulate media with ‘bots,’ trolls: study
World
November 14, 2017
More governments manipulate media with ‘bots,’ trolls: study
More governments are following the lead of Russia and China by manipulating social media and suppressing dissent online in a…
Alleged Russian hacker’s arrest caps long cybercrime career
World
July 29, 2017
Alleged Russian hacker’s arrest caps long cybercrime career
From the early days of online stock scams to the increasingly sophisticated world of botnets, pseudonymous hacker Peter Severa spent…
Egypt ranks 14th in Global Cyber Security Index, 2nd in Arab world
Technology
June 19, 2017
Egypt ranks 14th in Global Cyber Security Index, 2nd in Arab world
The Global Cyber Security Index (GCSI) ranked Egypt’s advances in cyber security as the 14th worldwide out of a total…
Fake news about military coup sparks controversy as El-Watan’s SMS service hacked
Egypt
April 5, 2017
Fake news about military coup sparks controversy as El-Watan’s SMS service hacked
Privately-run newspaper El-Watan sent out a controversial SMS on Tuesday night containing the news that a number of high-ranking army…
Hacked New York Post app sends out ‘Heil President’ alert
World
April 2, 2017
Hacked New York Post app sends out ‘Heil President’ alert
The New York Post app has been hacked on April Fools' Day, sending out push alert notifications that included "Heil…
Russia’s take on Trump: glee gives way to frustration
World
March 6, 2017
Russia’s take on Trump: glee gives way to frustration
The barely-disguised delight in Moscow that greeted Donald Trump's victory on November 8 has gradually melted into a mixture of…
NGO reports 92 hacking attempts to activists, NGOs emails
Egypt
February 3, 2017
NGO reports 92 hacking attempts to activists, NGOs emails
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) recorded over 92 hacking attempts of personal and institutional emails of civil society…
Trump accepts US intelligence on Russia hacking, top aide says
World
January 8, 2017
Trump accepts US intelligence on Russia hacking, top aide says
President-elect Donald Trump accepts the US intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks aimed at disrupting the presidential…
US obtained evidence after election that Russia leaked emails: officials
World
January 5, 2017
US obtained evidence after election that Russia leaked emails: officials
US intelligence agencies obtained what they considered to be conclusive evidence after the November election that Russia provided hacked material…
No proof Russian hacking influenced US election: Trump spokesperson
World
January 3, 2017
No proof Russian hacking influenced US election: Trump spokesperson
No evidence has emerged to suggest Russian hacking influenced the outcome of the US presidential election and it would be…