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…
ICE officer under review for alleged mental health struggles, violent behavior amid deadly shooting case in Maine. Published On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026 United States President Donald Trump’s border czar says the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review after the…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been authorised to investigate allegations of maladministration and unlawful conduct linked to end-user computing training and other skills development programmes intended to benefit more than 7 000 learners across South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 316 of 2026, empowering the SIU to probe the affairs of the…
Polmed is a closed medical scheme with membership limited to SAPS employees and their dependants. Polmed, the medical scheme serving members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), is probing a suspected data breach after a threat actor issued it with a ransom demand. The incident was confirmed to ITWeb by Neo Khauoe, principal officer…
The high-profile Democrat, a leading contender in California’s governor race, firmly denies the accusations.
A drone view shows the Netflix logo on one of the company’s buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Jan. 20, 2026. Daniel Cole | Reuters President Donald Trump late Saturday called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” after she said Democrats would push for corporate…
More than 30 people, including NBA head coach Chauncey Billups and player Terry Rozier, have been arrested as part of federal investigations into gambling and “sports rigging” operations linked to multiple major crime families, law enforcement leaders said Thursday. “We are here in New York to announce a historic arrest across a wide, sweeping criminal…
