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Kazakhstan Announces Crackdown on Counterfeit Cellular Base Station Scheme
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (245+ words) Kazakhstan's Financial Monitoring Agency (AFM) has reported the dismantling of a cyber fraud scheme involving counterfeit cellular base stations. According to the agency, this is the first such case identified in the post-Soviet region. Authorities say the criminal group used…...
Turkmenistan Ranked Last Among Central Asian Countries in Internet Freedom Index
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (425+ words) According to a report by Cloudwards, a portal focused on technology and internet security, Turkmenistan scored just 16 out of 100 points for internet freedom in 2026, placing it among the countries with the lowest levels of online freedom. The authors note that…...
Internet Outages Reported Across Turkmenistan Since February
2+ week, 6+ day ago (256+ words) According to reports by the independent outlet turkmen. news, the issue is not limited to routine website blocking but involves broader interference with data transmission. Sources cited by the outlet suggest that a mechanism described as "network degradation" is being…...
Global Internet Freedom Rankings: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Far Ahead of Eurasian Neighbors
3+ week, 5+ day ago (369+ words) The 2026 Global Internet Freedom Rankings, published this week by the research agency Cloudwards, have revealed that the five countries of Central Asia have significantly less internet censorship than all of their Eurasian neighbors. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan's online environments emerge as…...
Foreign Internet Platforms Paid Nearly $18 million in Taxes in Kazakhstan in January
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (297+ words) Foreign digital platforms transferred nearly $18 million to Kazakhstan's state budget in digital services tax, commonly known as the "Google tax, in January 2026, according to the press service of the State Revenue Committee under the Ministry of Finance. Kazakhstan has applied…...
Starlink Satellite Internet Now Available in Tajikistan
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (162+ words) The Times Of Central Asia Starlink Satellite Internet Now Available in Tajikistan Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Space X, has officially launched in Tajikistan, the company announced on February 5. Starlink is operated by Starlink Services LLC, a global…...
Kazakhstan Blocked Nearly 85 Million Fraudulent Phone Calls in 2025
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (257+ words) The Times Of Central Asia Kazakhstan Blocked Nearly 85 Million Fraudulent Phone Calls in 2025 Kazakhstan's law enforcement agencies blocked approximately 85 million fraudulent phone calls in 2025, according to Interior Minister Yerzhan Sadenov. The announcement was made during a meeting of the Ministry…...
Kazakhstan Introduces Mandatory Biometric ID for Mobile Phone Subscribers
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (251+ words) The ministry noted that the country already enforces several measures to address SIM card misuse, including efforts to prevent fraud, illegal SIM registration, and the use of devices for mass calls and bulk messaging. From the start of 2026, these safeguards…...