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SMEX • 10 Sep 2020

Terranet Should Update Their Infrastructure Security And Be Transparent About Their Users’ Information Safety

On September 8, many websites in Lebanon, including governmental ones, were hacked by an alleged Iranian hacker. After a quick…

Data Leak
Hack
Hacking

smexadmin • 13 Jun 2018

Lebanese WhatsApp Users Report Their Accounts Have Been Compromised

According to a statement from the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF), several WhatsApp users have complained that their accounts have…

Hacking
Lebanese Internal Security Forces
Lebanon

smexadmin • 25 May 2018

ZooPark: New Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in the MENA

A targeted, albeit relatively unsophisticated, cyberespionage campaign with servers based in Iran has targeted the Android mobile devices of users…

Egypt
Hacking
Iran