Ex-Twitter staffer convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo is facing 10-20 years in prison for leaking PII from 6,000 Twitter accounts
Legal11 Aug 2022 | 5
Saudi Arabia
Alibaba continues international expansion – adds two datacenters and a bank
Bit barns in Saudi Arabia, all-digital bank in Singapore
Off-Prem08 Jun 2022 |
Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia are top sources of online misinformation
Think tank fears future studies of this sort may be harder as social networks withdraw data
Security31 Mar 2022 | 28
Saudi Aramco links arms with Pasqal to try out quantum computing
French startup helping oil giant see how its business can benefit from the tech
Systems09 Mar 2022 | 1
Google says it’s the cleanest cloud, also reveals deal with Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company for new cloud region
You can’t make this stuff up
SaaS22 Dec 2020 | 16
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia accused of hacking Jeff Bezos' phone with malware-laden WhatsApp message
Updated Mid-East nation slams 'absurd' claim, UN report to emerge
Security22 Jan 2020 | 43
BROADER TOPICS
Ex-Twitter staff charged with spying for Saudi royals: Duo accused of leaking account records, including those of critics
One cuffed by Feds this week
Security07 Nov 2019 | 20
Pecker-checker Becker's hacker wrecker: Saudi cyber-crew stole Bezos' sexts from phone, fed them to tabloid – claim
IT cloud baron's device pillaged, Feds told, while mag denies any hacking, spying
SaaS01 Apr 2019 | 19
Britain approved £2.5m of snooping kit exports to thoroughly snuggly regime in Saudi Arabia
Who was Jamal Khashoggi, anyway?
Security12 Dec 2018 | 26
Camels disqualified from Saudi beauty contest for Botox-enhanced pouts
My humps, my humps, my humps, my lovely camel humps
Bootnotes24 Jan 2018 | 44
SoftBank-Saudi fund raises world's biggest tech pot at $93bn
AI, robotics fund definitely won't trigger the singularity *twitch*
On-Prem22 May 2017 | 11
Softbank tears off chunk of ARM, feeds it to hungry Saudis
A quarter of prime British chip goodness will fall under Middle Eastern ownership
Legal08 Mar 2017 | 13
Disk-nuking malware takes out Saudi Arabian gear. Yeah, wipe that smirk off your face, Iran
Shamoon 2 software nasty is back and more evil than before
Security26 Jan 2017 | 23
Shamoon malware returns to again wipe Saudi-owned computers
Iran suspected as likely source of re-vamped nastyware
Security02 Dec 2016 | 5
Microsoft redfaced after Bing translation cockup enrages Saudis
Daesh/Saudi Arabia snafu leads to calls for boycott
On-Prem30 Aug 2016 | 76
World religions stake out positions on Pokemon Go
Worried masses cross-check Revelations, Pokedex, take out insurance
Bootnotes22 Jul 2016 | 63
Cryptocat dev reckons WhatsApp is blocking calls to Saudi numbers
Decompiled code suggests blocks are embedded in the app
Security14 Jul 2016 | 14
Two foreigners, a desert and a jeep full of bank statements
On-Call Armed guards at security checkpoints? Our reader has a plan
On-Prem21 Jun 2015 | 22
Saudis go ape, detain Swedish monkeys at border
Spat turns pygmy marmosets into the cutest political pawns ever
Legal10 Apr 2015 | 31
Teen sex pic swap shop SnapChat seeks Saudi cash to keep selfies flowing
American startup goes cap in hand to prince
On-Prem09 Mar 2015 | 13
Forget 1,000 lashes for Facebook posts, Saudis now want to behead blogger Raif Badawi
Family's fears for outspoken atheist dad
Legal03 Mar 2015 | 83
Lashed Saudi blogger Raif: Prince Charles has word with new king
Dad convicted over Facebook posts faces another 50 lashes on Friday
Bootnotes12 Feb 2015 | 45
Saudi govt pauses flogging dad-of-3 for Facebook posts – after docs intervene
1,000-lash punishment on hold, lawyer gets full jail sentence
Legal16 Jan 2015 | 55
Saudi Arabia to flog man 1,000 times for insulting religion on Facebook
Updated So much more civilized than shooting satirists
Legal08 Jan 2015 | 208
Stuxnet 2 in the works, claims Iranian news agency
Is it as FARS-ical as it sounds?
Security03 Dec 2013 | 34
No woman, no drive: Saddo hackers lob Android nasty at Saudi women's rights campaign
Trojan also sniffs at privates...
Security20 Nov 2013 | 37
Marlinspike: Saudi mobe network tried to recruit me to sniff citizens' privates
Gov plans to probe tweets, chat, claims crypto guru
Security14 May 2013 | 12
Middle East questions get under RIM boss’s skin
Interview ends when talk turns from products to security
Security13 Apr 2011 | 20
MOSSAD SPY VULTURE seized in Saudi Arabia
Online outcry against carrion-gobbling 'Zionist plot'
Bootnotes05 Jan 2011 | 79
Saudi cops cuff four for mad bank card scam
Easy money
Security25 Nov 2010 | 10
BlackBerry bows to Saudi Arabia
Servers moved, ban averted
Networks09 Aug 2010 | 17
700,000 Saudi BlackBerrys go silent noisy
Updated I'm in Riya...
Networks06 Aug 2010 | 36
Saudi Arabia beats UAE to BlackBerry ban
Shutters come down Friday
Networks04 Aug 2010 | 24
BAE broke bribery pledge, faked US arms-export applications
'We will become as righteous as we are good value'(!)
Legal08 Feb 2010 | 18
Snoop bill opponents post Swedish spy IDs on net
Even Google condemns eavesdropping bill
Legal20 Jun 2008 | 19
BAE chief exec, director detained at US airports
Subpoenas issued - laptop drives copied?
On-Prem19 May 2008 | 20
ICANN speeds IDN ccTLDs
No translation necessary
Legal16 Nov 2007 | 6
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