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

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

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…

Ethiopia’s Somali region is mobilizing against al-Shabab militants to prevent further incursions by the group. The region had been hailed as the most peaceful in Ethiopia since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018. But that was put to the test three weeks ago when al-Shabab fighters forced their way into the region,…

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…

At least 15 soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive, killing several troops before a second explosion killed those who rushed to their aid, the army said in a statement. The incident occurred on a rural road in the Bam province of the country’s…