Explosion Tarabunka Junction in Hodan District Somalia kills 2
TWO dead and several wounded in an explosion at Tarabunka Junction in Hodan District of the #Somalia‘s capital, #Mogadishu on Tuesday morning. Reports say the IED blast was targeted an army convoy in the area. Source report
LockBit Ransomware Abuses Windows Defender to Deploy Cobalt Strike Payload
A threat actor associated with the LockBit 3.0 ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been observed abusing the Windows Defender command-line tool to decrypt and load Cobalt Strike payloads. According to a report published by SentinelOne last week, the incident occurred after obtaining initial access via the Log4Shell vulnerability against an unpatched VMware Horizon Server. “Once initial access had been achieved,…
US Kills Al Qaeda Leader, Zawahiri, In Drone Strike In Afghanistan
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $25 million bounty on his head,…
Chinese fighter jets fly close to Taiwan Strait as military activity increases ahead of Nancy Pelosi visit
China has increased military activity around Taiwan as tensions run high ahead of a potential visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to arrive in the capital Taipei today. China has repeatedly warned against Ms Pelosi going to Taiwan, which it claims as its own, warning of repercussions and saying that its…
Researchers Warns of Increase in Phishing Attacks Using Decentralized IPFS Network
The decentralized file system solution known as IPFS is becoming the new “hotbed” for hosting phishing sites, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity firm Trustwave SpiderLabs, which disclosed specifics of the spam campaigns, said it identified no less than 3,000 emails containing IPFS phishing URLs as an attack vector in the last three months. IPFS, short for…
HSBC raises profitability goal, seeks to rebuff call for break-up
HSBC sought to woo investors on Monday with a higher profitability target and bullish dividend outlook, as Europe’s biggest bank pushed back on a proposal by top shareholder Ping An Insurance Group Co to split itself. HSBC raised its near-term return on tangible equity goal to at least 12 percent from 2023 onwards from an…
Asian shares advance, Hong Kong sags on weak factory data
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after a strong close on Wall Street last week, though the latest manufacturing surveys showed weakening factory activity in the region’s biggest economies. Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney advanced while Hong Kong and Seoul slipped. U.S. futures declined and oil prices lost more than $1 a barrel. On…
1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set off from the port of Odesa, Turkey’s defense ministry said Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, Razoni left the port of Odesa for Lebanon, the ministry said. A statement from the United Nations said the Razoni is carrying over 26,000 tons of corn. Data from the Razoni’s…