Massive WhatsApp Scam Dupes Moroccan Expats in 9.5 Million Dirham Aid Fraud
9 August 2025
A vast humanitarian aid scam orchestrated by a fraud network via WhatsApp and Telegram was targeting Moroccan expatriates (MRE).
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Moroccan Justice Minister Defends $1.1 Million Property Gift Amid Hacker Leak Scandal
23 July 2025
Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, finds himself at the heart of a controversy after the latest leaks - a series of documents - orchestrated by the hacker group, JabaRoot (…)
Barcelona Man Arrested: Alleged Leader of Anti-Immigrant Group Planned "Hunts" Against Moroccans
17 July 2025
The Civil Guard arrested a man in Barcelona on Monday, accused of being the leader of the Telegram group "Deport Them Now" which would have incited "hunts" against Moroccans in (…)
Brussels Drug Gangs Exploit Social Media to Recruit Moroccan Minors
26 April 2025
Minors, particularly from Morocco, are being recruited on social networks, notably through groups on Telegram, YouTube, or WhatsApp by criminal networks from Belgium or in (…)
Moroccan Hackers Breach Algerian Government Sites in Cyber Retaliation
12 April 2025
A group of Moroccan hackers has hacked the website of the Algerian Ministry of Labor and the database of the General Mutual of Posts and Telecommunications, in retaliation for (…)
DAZN Battles Surge in Ligue 1 Piracy as Illegal Streams from Morocco Threaten Viewership
26 August 2024
DAZN, the new broadcaster of the French championship and the Professional Football League (LFP), is struggling to overcome Telegram or certain IPTV services, some of which are (…)
Study: One-Third of Moroccan Women Face Online Sexual Harassment
16 April 2024
In Morocco, one woman in three is a victim of sexual harassment on social networks, compared to 4.3% for men, reveals a recent study on the use of social networks, conducted by (…)
Telegram Shuts Down Far-Right Channels After French Government Request
5 April 2023
At the request of French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, the encrypted messaging app Telegram has closed discussion groups used by the far-right group "FrDeter" for racist (…)