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This photograph taken in Lyon, eastern France, on September 5, 2023 shows the entrance of the International Criminal Police Organization headquarters, known as Interpol. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

Interpol leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa

Operation Ramz resulted in 201 arrests and disrupted phishing services, malware and financial scams.

2 days ago By Matt Kapko

Houthi movement supporters brandish rifles, flags of Yemen and Palestine, Houthi emblems, and chant slogans as they participate in a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people on June 28, 2024, in Sana’a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

Researchers catch Yemeni hackers spying on Middle East military phones

The firm Lookout says that Houthi use of cyberespionage is a sign that mobile surveillance is a growing force in global conflicts.

Jul 9, 2024 By Tim Starks

Government buildings, The Hague — Government buildings in the Hague. (René Van Leeuwen / Flickr)

Extortion and alleged ISIS threats: A Saudi embassy learned the hard way about email security

Security researcher Chris Kubecka knew that it might be a tough assignment to catch an intruder on the email system at Saudi Arabia's embassy in the Netherlands.…

Aug 8, 2019 By Shannon Vavra