Egypt

Facebook Removes ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’ From UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Social network takes down networks of fake accounts and groups tied to three Middle Eastern governments

5 years ago

Facebook Free Basics Suspended In Egypt

More trouble for Zuckerberg's free internet access scheme as Egypt joins India in suspending it

9 years ago

MoleRats Hackers Hitting Israeli Government With Poison Ivy Malware

MoleRats attackers using Poison Ivy as they attempt to infiltrate global governments

11 years ago

Egypt Makes Arrests After Undersea Internet Cable Hacked Apart

Police claim three scuba divers were caught attempting to cut an undersea connection

12 years ago

YouTube Keeps Anti-Islamic ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Video Online

Blocks access in Egypt and Lybia, but maintains that “Innocence of Muslims” doesn’t violate the site’s policies

12 years ago

Vodafone Defends Egyptian Collaboration

Vodafone will meet rights activists to explain its co-operation with the overthrown Egyptian government

13 years ago

HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service

Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception

14 years ago

The Dark Side Of The Internet Revolution

Skype has been attacked because of its apparent lack of security. Eric Doyle thinks there are legal dark forces that…

14 years ago

Pitcom Warns Government Against Internet Regulation

The Parliamentary IT Committee uses recent Arab revolts as a powerful argument for net neutrality

14 years ago

Fraud Alert Targets The 419 Scam Spammers

Fraud Alert has launched a website for email scam reports, such as those inspired by the North African civil unrest

14 years ago

Libya Cuts Off Internet Service

Arbor Networks has reported that Libya's Internet connection has gone offline, with Bahrain also throttled

14 years ago

Egyptian Dissidents Offered Android Encryption Apps

Whisper Systems has released country-specific Android apps to encrypt VoIP calls and texts in Egypt

14 years ago

Google Executive Helped Spark Egypt Protests

Google's head of marketing for the Middle East helped run a Facebook page used by Egyptian protesters

14 years ago

Yemen, Egypt Government Sites Taken Down By ‘Anonymous’

The activist group 'Anonymous' has attacked websites belonging to the Yemeni and Egyptian governments in support of protests

14 years ago

Firewall Father Wants WikiLeaks Prosecuted

Cyber-threats should be taken seriously, and complex passwords should be dumped, says the father of the firewall, Bill Cheswick of…

14 years ago

Internet Blackout Costs Egypt £56m

The Egyptian government's decision to cut off the Internet amid protests cost the country £11m a day

14 years ago

Amid Riots, Egypt Is Back Online

Egypt's Internet block is lifted, and President Mubarak has promised change, but troubles continue

14 years ago

Google Launches Voice-Tweet Service For Egyptians

A new service allows Egyptians to circumvent Internet blocks and tweet by telephone

14 years ago

Why Egypt Needs Facebook’s Privacy Protection

Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Egyptian Revolt Unquelled By Total Comms Blackout

Within hours, Egypt was isolated from the outside world as the comms infrastructure was completely kettled

14 years ago