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Three Charged in US With Spying on Twitter Users for Saudi Arabia
2019-11-07 01:20

Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court Wednesday with spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi royal family, the US Justice Department...

U.S. Could Launch Cyberattack on Iran in Response to Saudi Oil Attack
2019-09-18 13:58

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Supply Chain Likely Target in Attacks by Tortoiseshell Group on Saudi IT Firms
2019-09-18 10:44

A previously undocumented attack group, given the name the Tortoiseshell Group, is targeting middle eastern IT firms in an apparent supply chain move against their customers. Researchers at...

Saudi Attacks Expose Threat to Critical Infrastructure
2019-09-16 16:24

The strike on Saudi oil infrastructure highlights the easy vulnerability of such facilities even as the kingdom has splurged billions on sophisticated defense hardware. read more

Faked Facebook Accounts Linked to Saudi Arabia, Mideast Region
2019-08-01 18:29

Facebook on Thursday said it derailed a pair of shady online influence campaigns in the Arabic-speaking world including one linked to the Saudi Arabian government. read more

Investigator Says Amazon Chief's Phone Hacked by Saudis
2019-03-31 23:54

The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Saturday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief's phone to access his...

Elfin Hacking Group Targets Multiple U.S. and Saudi Arabian Firms
2019-03-28 08:33

An Iran-linked cyber-espionage group that has been found targeting critical infrastructure, energy and military sectors in Saudi Arabia and the United States two years ago continues targeting...

Iran-Linked Cyberspy Group APT33 Continues Attacks on Saudi Arabia, U.S.
2019-03-27 14:00

An Iran-linked cyberespionage group tracked as Elfin and APT33 continues targeting organizations in Saudi Arabia and the United States, Symantec reported on Wednesday. read more

Years-Long Phishing Campaign Targets Saudi Gov Agencies
2019-03-20 19:03

The campaign, codenamed “Bad Tidings,” has sought out victims’ credentials with clever fake landing pages pretending to be the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Interior’s e-Service portal.

Britain approved £2.5m of snooping kit exports to thoroughly snuggly regime in Saudi Arabia
2018-12-12 15:30

Who was Jamal Khashoggi, anyway? British ministers have approved the export of more than £2.4m worth of telecoms snooping gear to Saudi Arabia, in spite of its very obvious human rights problems,...