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UK criminal complaint over alleged Ethiopian digital spying – ITWeb Africa


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UK criminal complaint over alleged Ethiopian digital spying
ITWeb Africa
After Kersmo became aware in April 2013 of a report published by Canada-based researchers Citizen Lab on a spyware campaign targeting Ginbot7 members via surveillance software FinSpy, Privacy International says that Kersmo then had his personal 
Surveillance Follows Ethiopian Political Refugee to the UKAllAfrica.com
Privacy International lodges complaint over Ethiopian refugee surveillanceHumanIPO
Ethiopia Accused Of Using Spyware Against Citizens Living AbroadMalaysia Sun

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US Fears Huawei Backed Spy Network In Africa – China Digital Times

US Fears Huawei Backed Spy Network In Africa
China Digital Times
“There's a great deal of concern about Huawei acting to advance the interests of the Chinese government in a strategic sense, which includes not only traditional espionage but as a vehicle for economic espionage,” former Department of Homeland Security 

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Kaspersky Lab warns corporates to be malware alert – IT News Africa


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Kaspersky Lab warns corporates to be malware alert
IT News Africa
These included Stuxnet, Flame, Red October, Gauss and miniFlame. While Flame was the largest and most sophisticated of the cyber-espionage programmes, its longevity was its most prominent characteristic. Being at least a five-year-old project, Flame

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Government spyware servers in South Africa: Telkom, Govt mum – MyBroadband


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Government spyware servers in South Africa: Telkom, Govt mum
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In this case the spyware program is referred to as FinSpy, and it has drawn the ire of Mozilla for keeping itself hidden by masquerading as Firefox. It's important to note that the Citizen Lab report doesn't say anything about FinSpy infecting Firefox
Mozilla warns spyware maker: Stop spoofing us!GMA News
Spyware found on SA serversITWeb
Mozilla blasts spurious disguise of online surveillance toolsComputerWeekly.com (blog)
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