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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…
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…
Facebook Restricts Access to Content in Lebanon For the First Time
Feature image via facebook May 15, 2018: A bar graph shows newest Transparency report displaying the number of content restrictions…
iTunes Yields to Petition from SMEX and Lebanese Band Al-Rahel Al-Kabir
Feature image October 26, 2017: The Great Departed playing in Zurich. On May 11, SMEX and Lebanese band Al-Rahel Al-Kabir…
Unavailability of Uber’s Anonymized Calling Feature in Lebanon Puts Riders At Risk
Feature image April 20, 2018: A screenshot from the Uber application. In Lebanon, Uber still makes it possible for drivers…