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Privacy and security at risk: Lebanese security agencies accessing the mobile telecom’s network performance system
While mobile operators use the network monitoring system to keep up the quality of service and follow up on users’…

Lebanon: Mass Data Breaches, Government Unable to Protect Citizens’ Privacy
Within one week, several cases of personal data breaches affecting Lebanese citizens have been reported, the most flagrant of which…

Research: Searching for Signal – Lebanon’s Telecom Project
Executive Summary The Telecommunication (Telecom) sector in Lebanon, often dubbed the country’s “oil,” historically stood as the third-largest revenue-generating sector,…

Attacks on Lebanon’s government websites continue: to implement protective standards immediately
“We are ROOTK1T! Proudly declare our triumph over the Ministry of Social Affairs website in Lebanon,” announced a hacking group…

How Did Hackers Hijack Beirut Airport’s Screens?
SMEX urges the Lebanese government and relevant authorities to undertake a transparent investigation to identify the party responsible for the…