Headlines- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
Tag: Cyber Crime
Online,Offline Attacks Against Female Journalists Are...
Online abuse against Venezuelan sports journalist Mari Montes and her family went unabated for years. Experts say attempts to discredit and silence female journalists are regularly made through digital attacks.
Nigerian Banks Add E-Fraud to List...
The World Bank estimates that 64 million people in Nigeria did not have an account with a bank or other reputable financial institutions as of 2022. But those who do are becoming victims of electronic fraud against banks, or e-fraud.
Video Blogger Convicted in First Ruling...
Philippine court has found a video blogger guilty of online sexual harassment in the first ruling under a new law in the country where politicians often intimidate women online.
Crypto Scammers Are Often Victims Also
Online fraud operations are stealing money from people all around the world from Southeast Asia. But you might be surprised to know that a lot of scammers are also victims.
Kenya Develops an Emergency App to...
As crime rates in Kenya shot up during the pandemic, a Kenyan developer who was a crime victim himself created a mobile application to help people alert police about emergencies. The application has been so successful that Kenya’s police force has adopted it
Israel’s NSO is Being Criticised for...
Following reports that software from the private security firm NSO was used to spy on journalists, dissidents, and even political leaders throughout the world, Israel is facing growing international criticism. A group of American politicians has urged the US government to take action against the corporation, which has denied any wrongdoing. Some experts in Israel are advocating for tighter controls on cyber exports
An Azerbaijani Journalist Talks Her Phone...
Sevinc Vaqifqizi, an Azerbaijani journalist who works for Meydan TV, a Berlin-based independent news outlet, was one of the people whose phone number was discovered to be infected with the NSO Group’s Pegasus malware. A forensic study of her phone revealed it had been tapped since 2019
Spyware Spying Journalists
Human rights and media rights organisations have voiced outrage over reports that 180 journalists throughout the world were subjected to military-grade Israeli spyware spying. Cindy Saine, VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, reports on a growing controversy that has included some world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron also targeted
China Denies Microsoft Email Platform Hacking
Beijing has refuted claims that it was behind a significant hack against Microsoft Exchange, a widely used email network. NATO, the European Union, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand joined the US in accusing Chinese state-sponsored entities of “malicious cyber activities” earlier this week
Journalists,Opposition Leaders the Target of Government...
According to Freedom House,governments in various countries are rapidly investing in sophisticated technologies to track their citizens’ social media use. Previously the domain of the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies, this sort of mass surveillance has spread to a variety of countries, ranging from big authoritarian powers to smaller or poorer ones hoping to seek down dissidents and persecuted minorities