A Moroccan hacker, nicknamed “Dr Hex”, has been nabbed lately in the North African Kingdom after two years of a joint investigation by Interpol and Moroccan law enforcement authorities. Dr Hex targeted thousands of victims over several years through global phishing, fraud and carding activities involving credit card fraud. He is accused of defacing numerous […]
Algerian security forces must stop using excessive or unnecessary force to disperse peaceful demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term in office, said Amnesty International. Since 22 February, a series of largely peaceful demonstrations have taken place across the country including protests by lawyers, students and journalists opposing a fifth mandate for […]
A preliminary UN investigation into a massacre reportedly carried out in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last month, reveals that “at least 535 civilians were killed in four attacks”, the UN Mission in the country, MONUSCO, said on Wednesday. In mid-January, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, said that according to “credible reports”, […]
