A Ukrainian official disputed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s claim that Ukraine’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service, prompting the company to restrict Ukraine’s access to the high-speed satellite technology. Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, wrote an online post on Sunday contesting Musk’s reason for temporarily throttling Ukraine’s access to…
Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA), which handles workplace injury and disease claims for South Africa’s mining and metals industries, is investigating a claimed data breach. A hacker says it has stolen 1.68 million compensation claim records and is demanding a US$95 000 (R1.6-million) ransom. RMA “has received an alert about a data breach” and “investigations are under…
The Israeli military accused the Lebanese army on Tuesday of working with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in the country’s south. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said the Lebanese army “assisted efforts to prevent, delay, or thwart enforcement operations and enabled Hezbollah to prepare in advance to remove and transfer weapons from the…
Angola started their group B campaign with a win at the 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations after beating Southern African neighbours Mozambique 5-1 on Tuesday at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat. The 2024 edition runner up Angola started the group on a high note to go second of the…
The case comes as the liquidation of iCE3X remains unresolved more than five years after the platform shut down. (Image source: iStock) A crypto-currency trader is challenging a R2.85 million claim brought by the liquidators of collapsed South African crypto exchange iCE3X, arguing the funds he withdrew from the platform were his own money, rather…
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta with the late ODM leader Raila Odinga. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s declaration that the late ODM leader Raila Odinga actually won the 2022 presidential election is not a statement that Kenya can simply swallow and move on from. It demands questions. Four years after the election, Uhuru…
MIP Holdings has confirmed the breach, which it says happened in June. (Image source: iStock) Insurer Hollard has rejected claims that its IT systems were hacked, saying a threat actor’s allegations stem from a cyber incident at a third-party service provider. This, after a threat actor called “The Gentlemen” claimed on the dark web that…
As Israelis prepare to vote next month in a tightly contested legislative race that will determine the country’s next government, they’re still debating how their country was caught by surprise on Oct. 7, 2023, when the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas stormed across the border and killed more than 1,200 people and kidnapped hundreds more. The…
The Justice Department is attempting to revive a centuries-old law to speed up efforts to claim Iranian oil tankers seized during the war with Iran, but maritime law experts say the plan could face hurdles. The top federal prosecutor in southern Texas confirmed last month that his office is involved in the effort to revive…
A former adviser to Iran’s central bank pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that the country is on the brink of economic collapse, but warned that the United Arab Emirates’ decision to sever trade ties could deepen Iran’s contraction to about 5% this year. “We should be a little bit cautious about the…
