AWARENESS: ANDROID BOTNET TARGETS MIDDLE EAST BANKS

BASIC TWO-STEP VERIFICATION WILL NO LONGER BE SUFFICIENT


The past year saw a notable surge in online banking threats. The third quarter saw the infection count pass the 200,000 mark, the highest it has ever been. But banking threats were not limited to computers; we also saw them go mobile. Fake banking apps became a common problem.

Banking-related apps also became a favored cybercriminal target; led malicious apps posing as token generators. Going mobile unintentionally rendered...

According to ‘Deloitte on Africa’, 5.5 million Tanzanians fall under the category of middle class. They spend between $2-$20 (Tshs 2,000-40,000) a day, with more than 40% of household income being spent on food.

hellofood, the leading food market place in Africa, has partnered with local restaurants in Dares Salaam that sell food at reasonable prices to cater for the middle class. The local restaurants in partnership with hellofood include Mtwana, Just eat restaurant, Rose Garden, Whatsaap...

As jihadists storm through the Sunni heartlands of Iraq towards Baghdad, where a Shiite government they regard as heretic clings on, they have lifted the veil on deep sectarianism which has also stoked the fires of Syria’s civil war and is spilling over into vulnerable mosaic societies such as Lebanon.

AINA
Forced Exodus: Christians in the Middle East
AINA
In September, senior clerics from a dozen different Christian denominations all over the Middle East met in Amman, Jordan, for a conference organized by King Abdullah II. The subject was the crisis facing Christianity in the region, and what to do about it.
A hole in the Middle Eastern social fabricgulfnews.com
Church of Tanzania should plan to maintain Muslim-Christian relationsAnglicannews
The Hound of Jihad: Christian Victims Pay Time...

WHO warns Middle East must act fast to contain coronavirus  Al Jazeera EnglishWindow for containing coronavirus in Mideast closing: WHO - The Jakarta Post  Jakarta PostCountries in Middle East face narrow window to contain coronavirus spread: WHO  Global NewsWindow for containing virus in Mideast closing, says WHO  Free Malaysia TodayWindow for containing coronavirus in Mideast closing: WHO  The Straits TimesView Full coverage on Google News

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US Secretary of State John Kerry’s single-minded and relentless efforts to drag reluctant Israelis and Palestinians towards peace have hit rock bottom, although analysts warned it was too early to sound the death knell.

The unity pact between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas dealt a sharp punch to US-driven peace negotiations with Israel, but the Americans insisted it was not a fatal blow to the struggling talks.

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Aussie Navy Destroys Massive Heroin Haul In Middle East
Bernama
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- The Australian Navy has seized and destroyed heroin estimated to have a street value of more than A$700 million as part of a security mission in the Middle East. The Australian Associated Press reports that HMAS ...
Australian navy makes big drug bust off TanzaniaAFP
Australian navy makes $700m heroin bust off TanzaniaThe Australian

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