Cybercrimes

Egypt’s prosecution questions defendants accused with blackmailing a girl, leading her to suicide

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 - 10:20 GMT

Egypt’s Public Prosecution said, Tuesday that they received a statement on December 25th on a girl named Passant Khaled who committed a suicide after being blackmailed with a fabricated photos by two young men in Kafr El-Zayat city in Gharbia Governorate.

Careem announces cyber incident on users’ data

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 - 03:44 GMT

Careem announced on its website on Monday that it has identified a cyber incident involving unauthorized access to their data storage system.

How can Egypt combat fake news?

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 - 03:44 GMT

Egypt has proposed various practical measures and anti-cybercrime laws aiming to curb premeditated fake information.

Parliament approves new amendments to anti-cybercrime law

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 - 09:20 GMT

Parliament’s Telecommunications and Information Technology Committee has approved new amendments to the government’s anti-cybercrime law

Egypt soon to have its first own social media platform: Min.

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 - 10:00 GMT

“Soon, Egypt will have its own social media platform, which will be a competitor to Facebook,” Communications Minister Yasser Al-Qadi said on Monday.

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