Friday 31 October 2014

Breaking News! Bomb Blast Rocks Busy Motor Park In Gombe, Scores Killed

A bomb blast at the Central Park in Cross, Gombe, Gombe state, has resulted in the death of “many people”, a senior State Security Service (SSS) official has confirmed to The Cable.

Thursday 30 October 2014

EBOLA SCAM! Beware Of Ebola-Themed Emails That Deliver Malware, Exploits Sandworm Vulnerability

US CERT has recently issued a warning about malware-delivery campaigns using users' fear of the Ebola virus and its spreading as a bait.
One of the most prolific campaigns is the one that impersonates the World Health Organization:

Aftermath Of Edward Snowden Revelations, Most Users Have Changed Internet Habits

On the heels of Edward Snowden’s advice to switch from Dropbox, Facebook and Google to services that place a high priority on security and privacy, F-Secure is releasing survey results that show that many people are willing to do just that. 

Data Breaches: Think Before You Share That File

It’s hard to read through the news nowadays without stumbling upon some type of data breach or leak. Recently, Apple’s iCloud service has been in the limelight, following the theft and distribution of celebrities’ private photos.

18.5M Californians Lose Data To Hackers, State Attorney General's Report Blames Rise On Big Retail Data Breaches

Huge data breaches at Target and other retailers helped fuel a 600 percent increase in the number of California residents’ records compromised in cyber attacks last year, according to a study released Tuesday.

CurrentC Mobile Payment System Hacked, User Info Stolen

CurrentC, the mobile payment service backed by the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), has suffered a data breach.

President Jonathan, Emir Of Kano Sanusi Reconcile

After nearly a year of bitter relations, President Goodluck Jonathan and the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, met Thursday in Abuja and reconciled differences that once drove both men to the extremes of their offices.

Anti-Corruption: India Hunts For 'Black Money' Stashed In Foreign Banks

Supreme Court orders investigators to probe more than 600 foreign bank accounts over suspected tax evasion.

Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mystical Self-Portrait' Hidden From Hitler In case It Gave Him Magic Powers

One of the world's most famous self-portraits is going on rare public display in the northern Italian city of Turin.

Burkina Faso Parliament Set Ablaze

Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament.

Nigerian Defense Headquarters Orders Fleeing Soldiers To Retake Mubi From Boko Haram

Soldiers Seen At Adamawa State - Creidt SR
Some 24 hours after Nigerian soldiers from the 234 battalion fled Mubi, Adamawa State as Islamist fighters advanced, the Defense Headquarters in Abuja has ordered the troops to return and retake the town from the militants.

BREAKING: FG Withdraws Tambuwal's Security Details

Reports reaching Daily Trust indicate that all the security details attached to Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have been withdrawn by the Federal Government.

An Italian priest who admitted to sexually abusing ayoung teenage girl hanged himself in the sacristy

An Italian priest who admitted to sexually abusing a young teenage girl hanged himself in the sacristy - the cleric's changing room in his church -- the diocese of Santa Croce in northern Italy said Wednesday.

'Big Data Policing: Met Police Tests Software That 'Predicts' Gang Violence


Police in London have tested software designed to identify which gang members are most likely to commit violent crimes.

Beware! Hackers Are Using GmailDrafts To Update Their Malware and Steal Data

In his career-ending extramarital affair that came to light in 2012, General David Petraeus used a stealthy technique to communicate with his lover Paula Broadwell: the pair left messages for each other in the drafts folder of a shared Gmail account.