There have been media reports that Syria’s Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection has approved articles of association for a potential third wireless provider.
Rise in cybercrime calls for better password security
19 May 2021 - 8:11
By Ayeni Olusegun | The Peninsula
In 2013, Intel (the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue and developer of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers (PCs)), started the World Password Day to be celebrated every first Thursday of May.
It was formed to raise awareness of the role strong passwords play in securing our digital lives. Passwords are now an expected and regular part of our data-driven online lives. It is not unusual to need a password for everything, from accessing smartphones, signing into a remote workspace, checking bank statements, and more.
CRA Qatar warns of WhatsApp hacking attempts
25 Apr 2021 - 14:16
The Peninsula Online
Doha: Beware of hacking attempts targeting WhatsApp users warned a social media post by the Communications Regulatory Authority as it asked users to enable the two-step verification feature for additional safety.
Explaining how WhatsApp accounts has been hacked, the CRA stated that hackers uses your mobile number to create a new WhatsApp account, so you will receive an SMS message from WhatsApp with a six-digit verification code.
The hacker then convinces the users in several ways to share this code, and once the hacker gets it, the person then gets control of the WhatsApp account, further communicating with your contacts to defraud them by impersonating the user.
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Malawi’s Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has approached the country’s operators to address consumer complaints over high data prices.
In August 2020, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology pressured the country’s operators – including Airtel Malawi and Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) – to reduce their prepaid or unbundled data rates by a factor of four, cutting them from MWK20 (USD0.02) to MWK5 per MB.