Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz will travel to France this week to discuss spyware sold by Israeli cyber firm NSO that was allegedly used to target French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron’s phone was on a list of targets that were possibly under surveillance by Morocc;, which used NSO Group’s Pegasus software, according to France’s Le Monde newspaper. The French leader has called for an investigation. Gantz will meet French Defence Minister Florence Parly on Wednesday; an official Israeli statement said. “Gantz will discuss the crisis in Lebanon and the developing agreement with Iran. He will also update the minister on…
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Tencent’s WeChat has temporarily suspended registration of new users in mainland China as it undergoes a technical upgrade “to align with relevant laws as well as regulations”; China’s dominant instant messaging platform said on Tuesday. “We are currently upgrading our security technology to align with all relevant laws and regulations;” the company said in a statement to Reuters. “During this time, registration of new Weixin personal and official accounts has been temporarily suspended. Registration services will be restored after the upgrade is complete; which is expected in early August,” the company said. Weixin is the Chinese name for WeChat. China…
Microsoft Windows users are under immediate threat from LemonDuck malware. This specific threat shows that; malware has evolved over the years from infecting devices so that they do not function properly to stealing private and personal data and demanding ransom and now; attackers have even started earning money in the form of cryptocurrency from their victims. Microsoft has now warned users that; a well-known cross-platform malware that runs cryptocurrency mining software on victim’s computers is now escalating its operations. Rise in threat perception: Microsoft recently detailed the LemonDuck malware and its nefarious designs in a post on its Microsoft…
Electric carmaker Tesla Inc on Monday beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit and revenue as record deliveries offset the effect of a prolonged global shortage of chips and raw materials. Shares of the world’s most valuable automaker were up 1.3 percent in extended trade. The company said it expected to launch production this year of Model Y SUV in Texas and Germany; but would delay the launch of the Semi until 2022. Still, despite the pandemic and the supply chain crisis that have marred the auto industry; Tesla posted record deliveries during the quarter, thanks to sales of cheaper…
Police operatives attached to the Ijanikin Division of the Lagos State Police Command On 25th July 2021, at about 11am, arrested two (2) suspected cultists at the Oto Awori area of Lagos State. The police operatives raced to the scene and arrested the two suspects while responding to a distress call from good samaritans that two groups of cultists were on rampage and attacking one another with dangerous weapons along Oto Awori Ijanikin Expressway by Ile Oba Bus Stop. Due to the swift response of the police, normalcy was immediately restored to the area and no life was lost in…
Uduak Akpan, the suspect accused of killing Iniubong Umoren, the lady who was lured out of her home with a fake job interview, has pleaded guilty. Miss Umoren was raped and killed in April in the outskirts of Uyo and her remains were buried in a shallow grave in Mr Akpan’s family house where the crime took place. In the case which is being prosecuted by the Akwa Ibom State Government, Akpan is facing a two-count of murder and rape. His father, Frank Akpan is accused of assisting him to escape after murdering his victim. At the commencement of the…
Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Babatunde Babade, has been arrested for trafficking illicit drugs. A statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, said the transport union leader was arrested along with two others – Ilesanmi Shola and Babajide Johnson. He was caught with 52.5 kilograms of skunk in Akure, the Ondo state capital following intelligence that he was conveying bags of the banned drug in his 1997 model blue Mazda car with registration number: Ekiti JER194 AE from Akure…
Police authorities have condemned the claim that a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) was arrested by security operatives for his alleged involvement in kidnapping and other criminal activities along the Benin-Ehor Road in Edo State. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Edo, Kontongs Bello, described the claim as mischievous, malicious, and misleading. He noted a trending report captioned “DPO EHOR DIVISIONAL POLICE ARRESTED BY THE SPECIAL ANTI-KIDNAP TEAM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE IGP OF POLICE, ABUJA IN CONNECTION WITH KIDNAPPING AND OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES ALONG BENIN-EHOR ROAD”. Bello stated that there was no such unit…
Bitcoin soared on Monday to approach $40,000; a rally some attributed to traders exiting bets on declines as well as ongoing speculation over Amazon’s potential involvement in the cryptocurrency sector. The largest crypto rose as much as 15% to $39,681 before paring some of the climb to trade at about $38,100 as of 10:58 AM in Hong Kong. Other virtual coins also rallied, including second-ranked Ether. “The extent of the jump was probably driven by over-leveraged shorts;” said Vijay Ayyar, head of Asia Pacific at crypto exchange Luno in Singapore, while adding the rumours over Amazon likely had a role…
Amazon’s Key for Business, a system that allows its delivery drivers to gain access to apartment buildings without having to be buzzed in; has been installed in thousands of buildings across the US, according to the Associated Press. The company is reportedly pushing to get the system installed in more buildings; using a combination of free installations and $100 gift cards as incentives. The system is designed to make it easier for Amazon’s drivers to make deliveries to apartment buildings. Rather than having to be buzzed in by residents or a concierge; a driver can use the system to gain…