Category: Cyber Security
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The Onion Buys Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy
How Site Owners Can Navigate Public Relations, Brand Acquisition, and Satirical Takeovers In an unexpected yet telling move, The Onion, a prominent satirical publication, announced it had won the bankruptcy auction for Infowars, the controversial site founded by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The acquisition sheds light on a unique case of brand repositioning and could…
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5 Essential Skills for Data Protection Officers and Their Role in Pan-African Development
As digital technology spreads across sectors in Africa, the need for data privacy and protection grows. For Pan-African nations, Data Protection Officers (DPOs) play an essential role in securing sensitive information and building trust in the digital economy. Here’s a look at the key skills a DPO needs, industries that could benefit, and the overall…
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The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
In 2018, a secure communications app called Anom started to gain popularity among organized criminals. Soon, top tier drug traffickers were using it all over the world. Because they thought their messages were secure, smugglers and hitmen coordinated high stakes crimes across the platform. But Anom had a secret: it was secretly run by the…
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Meta Fined €91 Million for Storing Millions of Facebook and Instagram Passwords in Plaintext
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91 million ($101.56 million) as part of a probe into a security lapse in March 2019, when the company disclosed that it had mistakenly stored users’ passwords in plaintext in its systems. The investigation, launched by the DPC the next month, found that the social media giant violated four different…
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Tanzania opposition asks telecoms firm to respond to data-sharing accusation
Tanzania’s main opposition party has called for telecoms firm Tigo to respond to a former employee’s accusation that the company helped the government track the location of an opponent who was later targeted in a failed assassination attempt. A former worker at Tigo’s parent company, Millicom told a British court this month that Tigo had…
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Russia in satellite deal with West African governments
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia which will see them acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites. The three West African countries have been combating Islamist insurgencies for years and have turned to Russia for military support. Ministers from the three countries met officials from Russia’s aerospace agency Roscosmos in Mali’s capital,…
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Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators’ case to proceed
Facebook ’s parent company Meta on Friday lost its appeal in a Kenyan labor court that ruled the company could be sued in Kenya over the mass sacking of content moderators. The court had earlier ruled that Kenyan courts had jurisdiction over the matter, but Meta challenged the ruling on appeal. The case filed by…
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Mark Zuckerberg is given the green light to train new Meta AI technology using billions of British Facebook and Instagram posts
Mark Zuckerberg has been given the go ahead to train his new Meta AI technology using billions of British Facebook and Instagram posts. Following talks with UK data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the US firm will begin within weeks. Meta had not launched its AI tools in the UK or EU due to regulator concerns. Discussions with the EU remain…
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How Telegram Became Criminal’s Hub for Illegal Activities?
Telegram is among the world’s most popular messaging apps, which has gained widespread attention both for its security features and for the increasing misuse of the service. Conceived originally to provide a means of security and encrypted communication, the platform has grown into a space where not just ordinary users but also criminals, extremists, and…
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