Dirty Dozen Tax Scams

Every year at tax season, unscrupulous scam artists are out to get their hands on your money.

Why Britain’s Universities Produce So Many Radical Islamists

'Jihadi John'

IF THERESA MAY is in the running to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, as no less an authority than David Cameron believes, she will have to avoid missteps like the latest one over universities and free speech. Mrs May had wanted to order universities to vet all outside speakers for extremist views; student unions would have had to tell the authorities who was coming in advance.

Facebook 'Illegally' Tracks All Visitors To Its Site Even If They DON'T Have Accounts, Are Logged Off or Have Opted Out Says New Report

Facebook is 'illegally' tracking people’s internet searches across the web, even if they do not have an account with the social network. The technology company is using so-called internet ‘cookies’ – little pieces of tracking data - to collect information about people’s activity online, each time they visit a website which features a Facebook button.

U.S. might soon remove Cuba from terrorism list

The elimination of Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism “could occur in the near future,” Stefan M. Selig, the United States’ Assistant Secretary of International Commerce said on Wednesday.

6 Biggest Business Security Risks and How You Can Fight Back

Security breaches again made big news in 2014. Yet despite years of headline stories about security leaks and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and repeated admonishments from security professionals that businesses (and individuals) needed to do a better job protecting sensitive data, many businesses are still unprepared or not properly protected from a variety of security threats.

Gunmen storm Kenya's Garissa University College

Gunmen have stormed a university compound in north-eastern Kenya. Heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard at Garissa University College near the border with Somalia.

Terrorists Have Been Training In Rural Wales - Welsh Police

Three areas were mentioned where 'radicalisation or bonding training' took place

Rural areas of Wales have been used by terrorists for training, say police. An officer with the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit (Wectu) has told councillors that mid and west Wales has been used by radicals in their preparations.

How Secure Is Your Bank? Security Firm Reports Vulnerabilities in 70 Percent of Mobile Banking Apps

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People are becoming increasingly concerned about their security. They use two-step authentication, login alerts, and third-party security services to better protect their email and social media accounts. One would hope for a similar -- if not more secure -- level of protection from our banks. After all, this is the place where we put most of our earnings and savings. However, apparently we are all mistaken. Mobile security firm Appvigil is reporting that as many as 70 percent of the top 100 mobile banking apps on the Android operating system in the APAC region are vulnerable to security attacks and data leaks.

Nigeria’s Army Says Northeast Gwoza Retaken From Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military said it captured the northeastern town of Gwoza from Boko Haram on Friday, driving the Islamist insurgents out of one of their last remaining strongholds in the region.

Soldiers captured the town that Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters described as “the headquarters of the terrorists’ self-styled caliphate” in a post on its Twitter account. The military said the security forces killed “several terrorists,” captured “many more” and were “mopping up” in the town, about 716 kilometers (445 miles) north of Abuja, the capital.

Nigerian troops have been joined by forces from neighboring Chad and Niger to intensify the campaign against Boko Haram before presidential and parliamentary elections on March 28. The militants have killed at least 1,000 civilians this year, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch, and prompted a six-week vote delay after the military said it needed time to subdue the insurgents.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan thanked troops for their “immense sacrifices” and for recapturing “most of the communities and territories formerly occupied” by Boko Haram in a state broadcast Friday.

Source:
Bloomberg

Military Deploys 2 Fighter Jets, 4 Helicopters To Rescue Chibok Girls in Gwoza

A coordinated attack is set to be carried out by the military to liberate Gwoza, Borno State, from Boko Haram captivity as the defence authorities have deployed four attack helicopters and two air force fighter jets to flush out the terrorists in the areas.

A reliable source in the military told our correspondent on Thursday that the attack helicopters and the fighter jets departed Yola, Adamawa State, at about 3pm, heading for Gwoza, the last town in Borno State under the control of terror sect.

The source told our correspondent on the telephone that ground forces from Bama, Borno State, and Madagali in Adamawa State, were advancing towards Gwoza in the air and ground operation to end the reign of the insurgents in the area.

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, promised that the terror sect would be flushed out of Gwoza, where the kidnapped Chibok girls are allegedly being kept.

Source:
Punch Newspaper

Secure Messaging Apps That Terrorists Could Be Using For Communication, Recruiting Insurgents

The Islamic State (ISIS) and other terror groups may need to thank the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for inadvertently recommending to them, which messaging apps to use.

Chibok Girls Are In Gwoza, Says Freed Boko Haram Abductee

Chibok Girls

Over 200 girls abducted in Chibok in April 2014 are being held in Gwoza town in Borno State, a woman who was recently released by the Boko Haram sect has told the icirnigeria.org.

BREAKING NEWS! Boko Haram Abducts Fresh 506 Women, Children From Damasak, Borno State, Nigeria

DAMASAK, Nigeria, March 24 (Reuters) - Residents in the northern Nigerian town of Damasak said on Tuesday that Boko Haram militants kidnapped more than 400 women and children as they left the town, which was freed by troops from Niger and Chad this month.

Internet of Things (IoT): Security Risks of Networked Medical Devices

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Networked medical devices linked to the Internet of Things (IoT) hold tremendous promise if security is built in from the outset, according to a new report by Intel Security and the Atlantic Council.

Scam Alert! Scammers Use WhatsApp Calling Feature As A Lure

Survey scammers and adware peddlers continue to take advantage of the interest Whatsapp users have in the quietly rolled out Free Voice Calling feature.