This is the story of a grey hat called Black Jester, from Sudan, Africa. He identified vulnerabilities on two sites owned by the United Nations, which are reportedly connected to the main United Nations site (un.org).
Unfortunately, this is not one of those stories in which a hacker or a security researcher aids a c... |
13 March 2012
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A new project initiated by activist and A-lister George Clooney seeks to ensure that mass atrocities no longer take place in some of the poorest and most unstable regions on Earth, such as Sudan.
The new approach, called the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP), relies on the use of unique satellite observations, and ... |
2 February 2011
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The United Nations, Harvard University, Google and an organization founded by Hollywood celebrities including George Clooney, along with other groups are banding together to provide near real time coverage of actions in Sudan as the country approaches the date of a vote which could split it in two. The hope is that i... |
29 December 2010
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Muslim cleric leaders in Sudan have recently urged the youth of the nation not to follow the Western tradition of Valentine's Day, saying that the tradition is sinful, and that it will lead couples away from each other, by creating a headway for the appearance of doubt and dissatisfaction. They have also urged y... |
12 February 2009
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The Save Darfur Coalition is a non-profit group created to draw attention to the ongoing genocide caused by civil war in western Sudan's Darfur region. Relying on the strong commercial agreements between China and Sudan, the group is trying to get the Asian country to pressure Sudan's government into stoppi... |
24 March 2008
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A non-profit organization entitled '24 Hours For Darfur' is now using the popular video sharing service YouTube to bring the genocide in Sudan into the spotlights. A few months ago, the downloadable mapping tool Google Earth was also used with this goal as some experts developed a special layer which provid... |
17 September 2007
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Google Earth is the downloadable application powered by Google that allows users to view maps and other satellite imagery straight from their desktop. Recently, the program was involved in an interesting case reported in Sudan, a country that is currently banned from using Google Earth. As you might know, several pub... |
23 April 2007
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Although YouTube was the Google service that used to help people publish their stories and require other members' help, Google Earth tends to do the same thing using its powerful features. The downloadable application was updated with several high-resolution photos with Darfur, Sudan, showing numerous destroyed ... |
11 April 2007
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