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Threat actors are advertising a new information stealer for the Apple macOS operating system called  Atomic macOS Stealer  (or AMOS) on Telegram for $1,000 per month, joining the likes of  MacStealer . "The Atomic macOS Stealer can steal various types of information from the victim's machine, including Keychain passwords, complete system information, files from the desktop and documents folder, and even the macOS password," Cyble researchers said in a technical report. Among other features include its ability to extract data from web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets like Atomic, Binance, Coinomi, Electrum, and Exodus. Threat actors who purchase the stealer from its developers are also provided a ready-to-use web panel for managing the victims. The malware takes the form of an unsigned disk image file (Setup.dmg) that, when executed, urges the victim to enter their system password on a bogus prompt to escalate privileges and carry out its malicious activities -- a ...

People from different parts of WestNile region and Uganda have on this date Saturday 29-4-2023 converged at Koyi in Nyadri South Sub-county to mourn the death of Mrs Margaret Avutiru who was born in 1920 and died on 15-4-2023. Story to be continued...

  Carol likes free things. Her friends told her to go out with them to check out this new club, so she just went ‘fwaah’ with no money, no ATM, nothing! After a few drinks on them, she went to the bathroom and came back to find the table with a fresh bucket of beers open and her friends were gone.  The waiter told her to pay, and Carol started panicking. A guy who had been giving her ‘funny eyes’ the whole night came to her rescue, cleared the bill, and together, they cleared the beers. Then he asked her to go to his place for the night. As they were leaving, Afande John who had watched the whole thing arrested them, ‘mbu’ for prostitution. Was this prostitution?   WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? By law, you are not allowed to have sex for gifts, benefits or to gain something. That is called prostitution and it is punishable by imprisonment for up to 7 years. Even the person who asks for sex in exchange for something is committing an offence.   Drinks at the bar, ...

Google on Wednesday said it obtained a temporary court order in the U.S. to disrupt the distribution of a Windows-based information-stealing malware called  CryptBot  and "decelerate" its growth. The tech giant's Mike Trinh and Pierre-Marc Bureau  said  the efforts are part of steps it takes to "not only hold criminal operators of malware accountable, but also those who profit from its distribution." CryptBot  is estimated to have infected over 670,000 computers in 2022 with the goal of stealing sensitive data such as authentication credentials, social media account logins, and cryptocurrency wallets from users of Google Chrome. The harvested data is then exfiltrated to the threat actors, who then sell the data to other attackers for use in data breach campaigns. CryptBot was first discovered  in the wild in December 2019. The malware has been traditionally delivered via maliciously modified versions of legitimate and popular software packages such as ...

 SEX OBJECTS TO SEAL OFF A MARRIAGE From the time John and Sharon met, John was very hesitant about sex. Since they met at a crusade, Sharon thought it was because he was following the teachings of his faith that do not allow one to have sex before marriage.  After 3 years of dating, they finally got married and John started making excuse after excuse to avoid sex even on their honeymoon. Sharon finally cornered him and asked him to be straight with her. John told her that “a sheep knocked him down there’ and he cannot ‘function’(he is impotent). John however says that the “scientists” have come up with sex objects that do the same job.  Sharon is wondering if this is a reason enough for her to cancel the marriage since she cannot get the ‘real deal’?   WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? By law, when two people get married, the marriage must be ‘sealed’ (confirmed) with sex. This is known as consummation. (The first act of sex after getting married). This first time, must be ‘al...

STORY By Joe maracani. Maracha district stakeholders together with community members have warmly welcomed  a move by PHASE COMMUNITY FIRST  to support the most volunarable community members with food items. Mr, Justus Aduma a director and technical program manager explaining set activities of PHASE in Maracha district. PHASE COMMUNITY FIRST, an organisation established way back 2014 in the horn of Africa, Somalia  and overtime expanded  operation to other countries like Kenya, Ethiopia and now Uganda with first pilot program in maracha district.  The project was initially designed to help moselim community but with continued advocacy of leaders for inclusion of all the needy, the organization deemed it necessary to offer services regardless of the religious affiliations.  The organization has set off her activities in maracha district by holding inception meetings with stakeholders . During a meeting held on Friday at salama guest house which wa...

Babirye is a senior six vacist who lives in Metu Village. Her parents are very rich well known business people in the area. Her parents have however been very strict with her and do not allow her to get outside of the gate because they don’t want her to get ‘spoilt’.  One day, Nabirye, Babirye’s best friend came to visit her at home. After the visit, Nabirye asked that Babirye escort her to the boda boda stage. Babirye was scared to leave as this would be disobeying her parents, but Nabirye managed to convince her. As they were walking to the boda stage, the boda boda men started making gestures and praising Nabirye for her beauty. One was shouting ehh ‘size yange’ while another ‘ono omwana ankuba’. Babirye tried to silence them and that is when they started insulting her and calling her ugly. One even said that she is so ugly and that is why her parents do not want her to get out of the house because she would just be embarrassing them. Babirye is now sad and upset. Ca...

  📸: Mourners lowering the casket with Mrs Adania's remains into the grave. One of WestNile region's legendary musician Munguni Bob aka Raga Pyton has on Wednesday 26-4-2023 told mourners at his immediate sister's death at Kakwa village, Ambidro Parish, Kijomoro Sub-county in Maracha District to always worship God. Mrs Dawa, who goes by her real name as  Beatrice Adania a 36-years-old, a resident of the above address but married her third husband who is a UPDF soldier Mr Rogers Opumari attached to Bondo military barracks, died on spot with her daughter after they were struck by thunder on Monday 24-4-2023. According to some residents, Mrs Beatrice who was in the garden on that day with her daughter and another unidentified woman, got stricken by the thunder as they were cultivating and peeling cassava in the garden. Raga Pyton said, there are some evil people who are hunting their family and he was supposed to be the first person to become a victim to thunder s...

 📸: Graveyard where some of the bodies have been exhumed. Associated Press. #Information_is_Power  #we_inform_the_uninformed  The death toll at a ranch in Kenya owned by a pastor who is accused of leading a religious cult and ordering his followers to starve themselves in order to “meet Jesus” has reached 90, as the country’s interior minister announced an expanded operation at the site. The new figure came after police exhumed 17 more bodies. The total number of those rescued while starving at the ranch now stands at 34. The Kenya Red Cross Society’s latest figure on the number of missing is 213. Pastor Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, who heads the Good News International church, is accused of luring his followers to the ranch near the coastal town of Malindi. He allegedly told them to fast until death in order to meet Jesus before burying them in shallow graves spread across his land. He was arrested after police raided the property earlier this month, a...

Beer is a popular alcoholic beverage that has been enjoyed for thousands of years. It is made through a process called brewing, which involves several steps. Here is a detailed description of how beer is made: 1. Malting: The first step in brewing beer is malting, which involves soaking grains, usually barley, in water to allow them to germinate. This process activates enzymes in the grains that break down the starches into sugars that will later be fermented into alcohol. The germinated grains are then dried and roasted to create malted barley, which is the basis for most beers. 2. Mashing: The malted barley is then ground into a coarse powder called grist and mixed with hot water in a large vessel called a mash tun. The mixture is stirred constantly to create a mash, which is heated to a specific temperature to activate the enzymes that break down the starches into fermentable sugars. 3. Lautering: The mash is then transferred to another vessel called a lauter tun, where the liquid, ...

  Most settlements for oil, gas and other resources are already made in national currencies ©  Getty Images /  Glowimages Russia is switching to national currencies in energy trade with foreign partners, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday in an interview with the Russia-1 TV channel. According to the official, most transactions are already made in these currencies, mostly in Chinese yuan and Russian rubles, and in the future Moscow intends to abandon the euro and dollar in energy exports altogether. “ The trends have changed greatly toward reducing the use of dollars and euros. Considering the current problems with these currencies, in our settlements we are switching almost exclusively to national currencies,”  he said, referring to economic restrictions placed on Russia by Western states due to the Ukraine conflict, which have effectively made it impossible for Russia to conduct transactions in euros and dollars. “ Our partners in China are alre...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added three security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities ( KEV ) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The  three vulnerabilities  are as follows - CVE-2023-28432  (CVSS score - 7.5) - MinIO Information Disclosure Vulnerability  CVE-2023-27350  (CVSS score - 9.8) - PaperCut MF/NG Improper Access Control Vulnerability CVE-2023-2136  (CVSS score - TBD) - Google Chrome Skia Integer Overflow Vulnerability "In a cluster deployment, MinIO returns all environment variables, including MINIO_SECRET_KEY and MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD, resulting in information disclosure," MinIO maintainers  said in an advisory published on March 21, 2023. Data gathered by GreyNoise shows that as many as  18 unique malicious IP addresses from the U.S., the Netherlands, France, Japan, and Finland have  attempted to exploit  the flaw over the past 30 days. The threat intelligenc...

📸1: Copy of the letter written by CAO Mr Paul Walakira, to the interdicted officials and Copied to District LC V Chairperson Maracha, Chairperson District Service Commission and Principal Head of Human Resource Maracha District. Maracha District local government through office of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) has drafted a letter directing District Service Commission to reinstate the five district officials, namely; Mr Ezati Timothy Maluma the acting district engineer, Mrs Flavia Osoa the DEO, Mr Candia Stephen the CFO, Mr Abiribale T Paul the District Internal Auditor and Mr Oneti William the senior assistant engineering officer who were interdicted on 19-9-2022 over abuse of office and causing financial loss to the tune of 1,900,000,000 Shs meant for construction project at Kololo Secondary School in Tara Sub-county, Maracga District, WestNile region - Uganda. MISINFORMATION. The letter dated 13-4-2023, a copy of which this online publication team has obtained, the ...

The territorial police at Kawempe has successfully apprehended a group of individuals involved in the theft of motorcycles in Lugoba Village Urban Council, Kawempe Division. The operation was carried out on the 19th of April, 2023, following a tip-off from a reliable source. The suspects, identified as Mayanja Godfrey, Mukunda Charles, Asiimwe Brian, Katongole Reagan, Tamale Vincent, and Kayemba Elvis, were found in possession of stolen motorcycles and were planning to dismantle them for sale. Upon conducting a search operation, the police were able to recover several stolen items, including number plates, side mirrors, and number plate guards. Mayanja Godfrey, who identified himself as a mechanic, was arrested from his residence in Lugoba Village Urban Council, where he had hidden two number plates, UEZ 616M and UEV 832P, two pairs of side mirrors, and two number plate guards. During his arrest, Mayanja led us to  Mukunda Charles, who was later arrested with a stolen motorcycle. M...

To have a colorful and memorable Friday 21-4-2023 Eid Mubarak after 29 days of fasting, kindly go to L'Hotel Le Confidentiel in Arua. They have tastier meals with spicier aroma. Their food makes you gain weight and calories lost during the fasting period. Find them at Odianyadri in Arua District, West Nile region - Uganda. Call this telephone number+256761688181 Or Email: reception@hotelleconfidentiel.com  for more information. #ip_adverts #Information_is_Power  (ip) #we_inform_the_uninformed

Fatuma has been married 8 years since her parents found her a husband. They have a big house, a huge business, and many cars. Ayra has been dating and getting dumped in those 8 years with nothing to show. Last month her parents sat her down and told her to prepare for a meeting on Sunday. On Sunday, Eridad and his parents showed up, and both their parents announced that they have until the end of the year to get their affairs in order so that they could get married. Kyoka Ayra has just got a new boyfriend who she thinks she loves and has told her parents that she will not get married to Eridad. Her parents have even threatened to disown her if she does not obey them. If Arya goes through with this marriage with Eridad will the marriage be legal? WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? The law says that every person 18 and over is free to get married. However, the decision of when and to whom to marry must be that person’s choice. In law, this is called consent. This consent must be voluntar...

The minister of Finance, Planing and Economic Development,  Hon Matiya Kasaija, has tendered in his resignation letter to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni this morning. According to the INNER Sources , It's alleged that the minister has the pressure of the Karamoja iron sheet scandal and other financial  issues in his office which he says that he has been misguided by some other prominent people in the government. Source: Social Media. NB: This information is not yet officially verified. However, we will keep you updated over it. #Information_is_Power  #we_inform_the_uninformed 

   📸: Ugandan Officials led by RDC Mr Festus Ayikobua take group photo with Congolese officials after exchanging the Motorcycles. Stiff meeting convened on Wednesday 19-4-2023 and ended on Thursday 20-4-2023  in Robu, DRC Congo after alleged torture and mishandling of Congolese businessmen by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officers patrolling the boarder line between the two Countries, Uganda 🇺🇬  and DRC Congo 🇨🇩 caused commotion amongst Citizens of these two Countries. The scuffle on Tuesday 18-4-2023 between Ugandans and Congolese at Osidribiku boarder point in Maracha District was fueled by misconduct of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) soldiers who chased and impounded a Senke motorcycle with registration number plate " 🇨🇩 RDC 07AU 699" belonging to a Congolese businessman in the names of Mr Madraraka Anguasea who often does his businesses across Uganda and DRC. Mr Madraraka said the incident happened on Tuesday when he was along the board line, when the URA...

The global tablet market is not as interesting and competitive as the mobile phone market. For this reason, we don’t get to see many tablets each year, not as many as mobile phones. However, during the pandemic, there was a sharp increase in the demand for large-screen devices. This made many Chinese brands find their way back into the tablet market. Though the demand has now dwindled, a couple of brands are still releasing tablets. Last year, Vivo launched its first flagship tablet, the Vivo Pad. Now, the company has released a follow-up to the original Pad, the Vivo Pad 2. All areas of the screen, hardware, performance, audio, and productivity have been upgraded. It is great and values great production. The company pegs this device as a true flagship with a big screen. The Vivo Pad 2 has a big screen, but it’s still light and small. Many thanks to its 6.9mm ultra-narrow bezel and 88.1% screen-to-body ratio. The body weighs 585 g and has a thickness of 6.59 mm....

  Nalumansi just came from the bank, with brand new bank notes. Immediately she went to Mama Peshe’s shop to buy things for the house. She bought onions, rice and some cooking oil and handed over a straight clean brand new 50,000 note.   Mama Peshe spent about 10 mins looking for ‘balance’ and came back with very old and dirty notes. Nalumansi refused to touch the money and said she would not be mixing it with her new notes. Infact, she has told Mama Peshe that she would rather give back what she bought and take back her ‘clean’ 50k note. Mama Peshe has told her that she does not have any other money and she is not giving the money back, ‘mbu’ goods once sold are not returnable! Was Nalumansi right to refuse the dirty money?   WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? The law (Bank of Uganda Act) says that the notes as long as they came from the bank are acceptable as money for buying and selling as long as they are not tampered with or damaged in a way that makes them hard to i...

Swabra and Hassan have been long-time lovers and finally formalized their love at a big celebration in the mosque. To celebrate their one-year anniversary, they hosted their friends and family for lunch and to look at their wedding albums. Fatima, Hassan’s cousin while seeing the photos asked Swabra why there was no photo of the couple holding their marriage certificate. Swabra said they did not sign any certificate and that they were told if their guardians were present and agreed to the wedding, all was well. Fatima laughed and told Swabra that her marriage is fake. Swabra now wants to know if not having a certificate means their marriage is ‘fake’. WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? The law says that an Islamic marriage in Uganda is legal if it has the following things; Both the man and woman are above 18 years of age Both the man and woman have agreed to get married (we call this consent) There is consent from the “wali” of woman’s guardian. Payment of the bride gift- “mahr” Once a...

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of a highly evasive loader named " in2al5d p3in4er " (read: invalid printer) that's used to deliver the Aurora information stealer malware. "The in2al5d p3in4er loader is compiled with  Embarcadero RAD Studio  and targets endpoint workstations using advanced anti-VM (virtual machine) technique," cybersecurity firm Morphisec said in a report shared with The Hacker News. Aurora  is a Go-based information stealer that emerged on the threat landscape in late 2022. Offered as a commodity malware to other actors, it's distributed through  YouTube videos  and SEO-poised fake cracked software download websites. Clicking the links present in YouTube video descriptions redirects the victim to decoy websites where they are enticed into downloading the malware under the garb of a seemingly-legitimate utility. The loader analyzed by Morphisec is designed to query the vendor ID of the graphics card in...