Original release date: August 9, 2022 Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s August 2022 Security Update Guide and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates. Source report
While friction between the so-called Ankole and Taliban factions in the ANC was expected to have fizzled out after the party’s KwaZulu-Natal conference, some members continue to don an Arab scarf to identify themselves as “the Talibans”. Experts have warned that using the name could anger the real Muslim Taliban extremist group “and who knows…
Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip were exchanging fire in the worst bout of cross-border violence since an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year. Israeli airstrikes on Saturday killed 11 people, including a senior commander from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an Iran-backed militant group, who was slain in a targeted attack….
A Palestinian man held in Turkey for his alleged role in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise was allowed to fly home to the United States on Aug. 3, ending a nine-month legal saga that saw the rejection of his extradition to Haiti in what has become a complex, international manhunt for the…
Ethiopia’s military says security forces killed more than 800 fighters from the Somali militant group al-Shabab after Shabab fighters launched a rare cross-border attack. General Tesfaye Ayalew, the head of deployment for Ethiopia’s national defense forces, said more than 800 al-Shabab fighters, including 24 top leaders, were killed in recent operations against the group. He…
At least nine people have been injured after a shooting in Over-the-Rhine early Sunday morning, CPD’s Assistant Chief Michael John said. The shooting took place at the 1300 block of Main Street outside Mr. Pitiful’s bar around 1:45 a.m. John said multiple shots were fired within a large crowd on Main Street, and nine people…
AT least 22 women are raped daily in Zimbabwe with an average of one rape taking place per 75 minutes translating to an average of 646 women being violated each month, according to the Zimbabwe Gender Commission. The Commission also reports that one in three girls is also raped or sexually assaulted before they reach…
he killer turned out to be a 29-year-old native of the Russian republic of Tuva named Ochur-Suge Mongush, who is a member of the Akhmat battalion. Source (D,4)
Ransomware has become more pervasive and more sophisticated, challenging organizations to combat attacks that occur at greater frequency and greater complexity. A report released Wednesday by security provider Menlo Security looks at the obstacles faced by organizations as they struggle to protect themselves against the latest wave of ransomware. How often are IT leaders encountering ransomware?…
Finnish Customs has investigated an organisation that brought in and distributed amphetamine, ecstasy and cocaine. The investigation covers several aggravated narcotics offences and firearms offences. The total street value of the seized narcotics is 1 634 000 euros. In March 2022, more than 46 kilograms of amphetamine, equipment for extraction of amphetamine, more than 60 grams of…