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Month: August 2024

UK e-payment systems under fire for Russian money laundering

Britain’s electronic payment systems are being targeted by Russian criminals as part of a money laundering operation worth hundreds of millions of pounds, a new report has found. The investigation by Transparency International (TI) Russia has revealed that money launderers…

Israeli software firm ionir set to put hackers out of business

Ionir believes it has a solution to ransomware attacks which are predicted to have a global industry cost of $250bn USD by 2030.

Jordan questions citizenship of man accused of anti-Israel U.S. attacks

The Jordanian citizenship of the Florida resident charged with attacking a solar farm is under scrutiny following reports from several Arab-language outlets claiming he is not a Jordanian citizen. National Security News (NSN) has uncovered social media posts from the…

Former astronaut Gen. Charles Bolden warns against kinetic weapons in space

Where you hit an object with a kinetic weapon, debris is generated in that orbit and below for months, if not years to come.

Britain at risk from GRU sabotage attacks, says former intelligence chief

An ex-military intelligence officer has warned that Britain is facing a series of sabotage attacks by Russian sleeper agents, the Sun on Sunday can reveal. Former Army officer Col Philip Ingram said that President Vladimir Putin intends to punish the…

Ukraine does not support terrorism in Africa, says political expert Olexiy Haran

“Russia supports terrorism in different forms, many, many regions of the world, and also by using these Wagner groups.”

Britain to launch first ever military spy satellite.

Britain is about to launch its first ever dedicated military spy satellite.Called Tyche, the washing machine-sized spacecraft will have sufficient resolution to identify battlefield troop positions and vehicles.A successful launch will mean that the UK will no longer be the…

Why Ukraine entered Russia: Shifting the narrative, demonstrating strength, negotiation leverage

The incursion into Russia is “definitely a blow to Putin’s image” according to Prof Haran.  

Africa needs more than 10 million doses of vaccines for mpox outbreak 

There are only 200,000 doses of mpox vaccines available according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has reported, resulting in a shortfall of 9.8 million.

AI

AUKUS alliance achieves AI breakthrough with autonomous drone trials

Autonomous AI drones capable of independently locating and destroying ground targets have been successfully tested in a “ground breaking” multinational military exercise. The exercise is the first use of autonomy and AI sensing systems in a real-time military environment according…