Three Nigerians have been arrested in an INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia. The three, suspected to be global scammers, were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a [c]
The Asian Racing Federation (ARF) Council has released the State of Illegal Betting report which outlines the current state of illegal betting markets on horse racing and other sports, and the future threats from illegal [c]
ESET researchers have uncovered a new cyberespionage group attacking mainly hotels worldwide but also governments, international organizations, engineering companies and law firms. ESET has named this group FamousSparrow and believes it has been active since [c]
A number of investigations have been generated following an INTERPOL Victim Identification Task Force gathering specialized officers from 11 Asia Pacific countries, in a targeted effort to identify victims and offenders depicted in child sexual [c]
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a rare, wide-scale advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign against users that was first detected in Southeast Asia. Kaspersky identified approximately 1,500 victims, some of which were government entities. Initial infection occurs [c]
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered TunnelSnake, an ongoing advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign, active since 2019, which has targeted regional diplomatic entities in Asia and Africa. The attackers deployed a previously unknown rootkit dubbed Moriya. This [c]
The global pandemic and restrictions over travel and gatherings are posing unprecedented challenges to businesses, and the building and construction industry is no exception. Technology and event organisers’ experience are bridging the physical gap, providing [c]
About 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 percent in just 5 years, according to the latest UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020. The new report also predicts [c]
After its launch on the South Korean market, the new LG VELVET smartphone will begin rolling out in key European markets this month by availed in Germany, Italy, Spain, Hungary and Poland, followed by various [c]
The GSMA has opened applications for the Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion. The Innovation Fund aims to increase mobile internet adoption and usage among those who have mobile internet coverage but [c]
Duco, a provider of cloud-based enterprise data integrity and next-gen reconciliation services, has announced that Mama Money, the social business money transfer operator, has gone live on the Duco reconciliation platform. The solution enables Mama Money [c]
In order to provide customers with both speed and security, the German managed security services provider Secucloud has added two new access points to its Global Cloud Backbone. Located in Asia and Africa, they will [c]
The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), which operates the EASSy fibre optic cable, has announced that it has engaged APTelecom, a facilities-based telecom consulting and service company specialising in emerging markets, as its International Sales [c]
Analysing the activities of hacking group OceanLotus, known for campaigns targeting eastern Asia, security researchers at ESET have followed one of the group’s latest campaign. ESET’s research into the group, also known as APT32 or [c]
Sophos, the network and endpoint security solutions provider, has announced the expansion of its Sophos Phish Threat phishing attack simulator and training solution to Europe and Asia. With enhanced dashboards and new analytics to track organizational [c]
The Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Tech Leaders report for 2018 has been with the focus being on the gradual evolution from the Knowledge Economy to the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Virtuality. However, glaringly [c]
Youtap, a provider of contactless mobile payments and financial services software, has launched a QR code solution and smartphone apps for mobile money services in Africa and Asia. Youtap’s solution enables customer-initiated or merchant-initiated QR [c]
A new study from Juniper Research has found that operator revenues from international mobile roaming are expected to experience an 11% decline in 2017, as operators introduce ‘Roam Like at Home’ packages in key markets including Europe, North [c]
Youtap, a global provider of contactless mobile money payments and financial services software, has announced a partnership with MatchMove that will provide Youtap’s customers in Africa and Asia with an off-the-shelf open-loop payment acceptance solution [c]
Women comprise just 11 percent of the global information security (InfoSec) workforce even though they have higher levels of education than men, with 51 percent holding a master’s degree or higher, compared to 45 percent [c]
FAMOCO, an Android-based transactional devices vendor, has announced a €11 million (US $11.7 million) round of financing led by Idinvest Partners, together with Orange Digital Ventures, SNCF Digital Ventures, BNP Paribas Développement and alongside their [c]
Job search portal Fuzu has raised Kshs 186 million (1.75 million EUR) of funding from Finnfund, Barona and Polkuni to support business development and expansion in Africa and Asia. The company, currently operating in Kenya, [c]
The GSMA recently announced the launch of its Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund which aims to support innovative start-ups in emerging markets and open to start-ups from and operating in Africa and selected countries in Asia. [c]
Following the launch of the BON Cloud media platform in August 2014, and an expansion with cooperating media partners through South and Southeast Asia, BON Cloud now reaches Africa for the first time. As a [c]
Microsoft and Facebook have agreed to build a new, state-of-the-art subsea cable across the Atlantic. The new cable, called MAREA, will help meet the growing customer demand for high speed, reliable connections for cloud and online services [c]
AFRICA 2015 POPULATION AND INTERNET USERS STATISTICS FOR 2015 AFRICA Population (2015 Est.) Internet Users 31-Dec-2000 Internet Users 30-Nov-2015 Penetration (% Population) Internet % Africa Facebook 15-Nov-2015 Algeria 39,542,166 50,000 11,000,000 27.8 % 3.3 % [c]
Mahindra Comviva, the global provider of mobile financial and VAS solutions, has today announced that its mobiquity mobile financial services platform has been awarded the best Mobile Banking Technology award by World Finance Technology Awards 2013, declared [c]
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