Moroccan engineer Asmae Mhassni has built an unconventional career spanning medical devices, supercomputers and cybersecurity, rising to become a Principal Engineer at Intel. She now helps lead global efforts to secure AI systems through the Coalition for Secure AI while advocating for greater representation of women in technology.
As fraudulent SMS messages impersonating public institutions spread, experts warn that their growing sophistication is making them harder to detect. These scams are part of a broader rise in cyberattacks targeting Moroccan institutions and digital platforms.
A newly discovered spyware campaign, dubbed LANDFALL, has been targeting Samsung Galaxy users in Morocco and beyond, exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp's image-sharing feature to infiltrate devices without user interaction. Uncovered by Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42, this advanced malware has been active since mid-2024, allowing attackers to conduct extensive surveillance before Samsung's recent patch in 2025.