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Egypt to Launch Child-specific Mobile SIM Card Within 60 Days
22+ hour, 50+ min ago (385+ words) The Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced plans to introduce a specialized mobile SIM card for children, marking a major step in parental control over minors" mobile and online activities. The initiative was revealed during a meeting of…...
Meta to Shut Down Messenger Website on April 16
1+ day, 40+ min ago (238+ words) Meta Platforms has announced it will shut down the standalone web version of Facebook Messenger on April 16, marking a major shift in its messaging strategy and sparking confusion among users. The company confirmed that after the deadline, the independent Messenger…...
Iranian Strike Hits Amazon Cloud Facility in Bahrain
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (304+ words) A cloud computing facility operated by Amazon in Bahrain has been damaged in an Iranian strike, according to the Financial Times, in a development that underscores the growing vulnerability of commercial technology infrastructure amid escalating regional tensions. Bahrain's Interior Ministry…...
WhatsApp Reports Targeted Spy Campaign Against 200 Users in Italy
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (176+ words) WhatsApp revealed that an Italian surveillance company targeted roughly 200 users through a sophisticated phishing scheme. The attack involved tricking victims into downloading a fake version of the WhatsApp app designed to spy on their communications. According to WhatsApp, the campaign…...
WhatsApp Tests AI Tool to Summarize Unread Messages Instantly
1+ week, 1+ day ago (221+ words) The upcoming tool builds on an earlier feature introduced last year that enabled users to generate quick summaries within individual conversations. The latest update goes further by allowing multiple unread chats to be summarized at once, offering a faster way…...
Russia Urges Citizens to Use Max Messaging App after WhatsApp Ban | Sada Elbalad
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (230+ words) Russia has blocked access to WhatsApp, the messaging platform owned by Meta Platforms, as part of a broader effort to steer users toward the government-backed messaging application Max, according to reports. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the decision followed Meta's…...
Egypt Signs Agreements to Accelerate 5G Services worth $3.5 Billion | Sada Elbalad
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) Egypt is pressing ahead with its "Digital Egypt" transformation as the government signed new spectrum allocation agreements with the country's four mobile operators to accelerate the rollout of 5G services, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Saturday. Speaking during the signing…...
China Warns UN Over Satellite Risks
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (341+ words) Speaking at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council, a Chinese representative said the uncontrolled proliferation of commercial satellite constellations by certain countries, in the absence of effective oversight, has created serious safety and security challenges. The comments were…...
Libya Reports Cyberattacks on Its National Network
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (127+ words) Libya Reports Cyberattacks on Its National Network'Sada Elbalad english Libya Reports Cyberattacks on Its National Network Libya's national telecommunications provider, Libya Telecom and Technology, has confirmed that its systems and networks have been subjected to sustained Distributed Denial of Service…...
IDCS Raises Awareness on Mobile Phone Hacking Attempts
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) has clarified the reasons behind recent warnings issued by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) regarding attempts to hack mobile phones, stressing that the move aims to raise cybersecurity awareness and does…...