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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

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE — Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Wikicommons, CC 2.0)

UAE, Egypt, Nigeria cited as sources of latest information operations blocked by Facebook

The action follows an independent BuzzFeed investigation.

Oct 4, 2019 By Jeff Stone

ISS World: The traveling spyware roadshow for dictatorships and democracies

The Intelligence Support Systems World Conference has expanded to bring thousands of prominent spies, police, hackers and powerful bureaucrats together to spend money on some of the…

Jun 20, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

The Al Jazeera logo. (Osama Saeed Bhutta / Flickr)

Al Jazeera comes under cyberattack as Persian Gulf crisis escalates

This closely follows a rash of political hacks across Persian Gulf states that triggered a diplomatic crises.

Jun 8, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill