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  • 🇺🇬 MTN Uganda CEO Warns on Cybersecurity

    🇺🇬 MTN Uganda CEO Warns on Cybersecurity

    The rapid rise of financial technology, mobile money, and e-services has transformed Uganda’s economy and connected millions of people. But alongside this digital progress has come a new threat—cybercrime. Fraud, scams, and data breaches are increasing sharply, putting at risk not only money but also public trust in the digital systems that now power everyday…

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  • Dark web child abuse websites dismantled by DOJ, FBI

    Dark web child abuse websites dismantled by DOJ, FBI

    President Donald Trump’s Justice Department recently announced that a joint operation resulted in the dismantling of four dark web sites responsible for the distribution of child sexual abuse material to hundreds of thousands of users. The operation also resulted in 18 convictions. In a press release last Wednesday, the Justice Department confirmed that 18 people were convicted…

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  • Palo Alto Advises Securing PAN-OS Interface Amid Potential RCE Threat Concerns

    Palo Alto Advises Securing PAN-OS Interface Amid Potential RCE Threat Concerns

    Palo Alto Networks on Friday issued an informational advisory urging customers to ensure that access to the PAN-OS management interface is secured because of a potential remote code execution vulnerability. “Palo Alto Networks is aware of a claim of a remote code execution vulnerability via the PAN-OS management interface,” the company said. “At this time, we…

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  • Denmark Mulls Ban on Encrypted Messaging Apps to Combat Crime

    Copenhagen, Denmark – In a move that has sparked widespread concern among privacy advocates and tech enthusiasts, Denmark’s Justice Minister, Peter Hummelgaard, has indicated that the government is considering a ban on end-to-end encrypted messaging services such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp. The proposed ban, aimed at combating organized crime, has raised questions about the…

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  • Styx Stealer Creator’s OPSEC Fail Leaks Client List and Profit Details

    In what’s a case of an operational security (OPSEC) lapse, the operator behind a new information stealer called Styx Stealer leaked data from their own computer, including details related to the clients, profit information, nicknames, phone numbers, and email addresses. Styx Stealer, a derivative of the Phemedrone Stealer, is capable of stealing browser data, instant messenger…

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  • Chameleon Android Banking Trojan Targets Users Through Fake CRM App

    Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on a new technique adopted by threat actors behind the Chameleoin Android banking trojan targeting users in Canada by masquerading as a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app. “Chameleon was seen masquerading as a CRM app, targeting a Canadian restaurant chain operating internationally,” Dutch security outfit ThreatFabric said in a technical report published Monday.…

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  • Google Near $23 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Wiz

    Google parent Alphabet GOOGL 0.79%increase; green up pointing triangle is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be its largest acquisition ever. A deal could come together soon, assuming the talks don’t fall apart, the people said. Alphabet is eyeing…

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  • U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp

    A U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to hand over its source code for Pegasus and other remote access trojans to Meta as part of the social media giant’s ongoing litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor. The decision marks a major legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October 2019 for using its…

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  • Welcome to the Dot-Com Boom 2.0: The Rise of AI Stocks

    Believe it or not, you’re living through a modern version of the 1990s Dot-Com Boom. This time, it’s not the internet but AI technology that’s poised to have an even more significant economic impact on the world.  In the 1990s, the internet emerged as a groundbreaking technology, promising to make everything faster, more efficient, and…

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  • DOJ and Pentagon Email Breach Impacted Around 632,000 Federal Employees

    Russian hackers compromised the email addresses of about 632,000 employees from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Justice (DOJ). Bloomberg first reported the news of the breach on Monday. The breach occurred on May 28 and 29 according to a new report obtained through the Freedom of Information Act – and…

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