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By THN. Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that it repelled a cyber attack staged by a Chinese nation-state actor targeting two dozen organizations, some of which include government agencies, in a cyber espionage campaign designed to acquire confidential data. The attacks, which commenced on May 15, 2023, entailed access to email accounts affecting approximately 25 entities and a small number of related individual consumer accounts. The tech giant attributed the campaign to Storm-0558, describing it as a nation-state activity group based out of China that primarily singles out government agencies in Western Europe. "They focus on espionage, data theft, and credential access," Microsoft said. "They are also known to use custom malware that Microsoft tracks as Cigril and Bling, for credential access." The breach is said to have been detected a month later on June 16, 2023, after an unidentified customer reported the anomalous email activity to the company. Microsoft said i

📸: Azile Guest House, Photo by Information is Power . During launch of "AZILE GUEST HOUSE" a private business investment established in Vurra sub-county, Vurra constituency in Arua District on saturday 8-July-2023, the local council leaders in the area have appealed to the general public to invest in Vurra sub-county, Arua District so that the area can grow faster. The CEO of the company Mr Atibo Charles who narrated his ordeal on how he started with business before arriving in this investment, said, he was inspired by his friends to venture into investment specifically in construction. As a way of avoiding doubts and suspicions of doing criminality, Mr Charles advised other companies and business owners not to leave out government representatives in whatever they intend to do so that government will be aware of their projects. The LC1 Chairperson for Ajono Yivu village in Eruba parish Mr Andabati Benon pledged to coordinate and supervise activities o

The territorial Police in Greater Bushenyi and Sheema District, has in custody, two senior one students of St Charles Lwanga High school for issuing an anonymous terroristic threat of attack by ADF against his school. The suspect identified as Mwesigye Innocent is in Police custody for threatening violence together with his accomplice Ayebare Benon. The facts gathered indicate that on the 5.07.2023, the school leadership came across an anonymous letter, with threats of a terror attack, on St Charles Lwanga High school and two other schools in Kasese (St Andrews primary school and Kibingo primary school), which was dropped at the entrance of one of the classrooms. https://www.upf.go.ug/two-senior-one-students-arrested-for-an-anonymous-terroristic-threat-against-their-school/ After a thorough investigation in coordination with the school it was established that the anonymous letter was written by Mwesigye Innocent, aged 16 and a senior one “c” student, assisted by his classma

📸: (Left to Right) The arrested RDC and DPC. The State House Anti-Corruption Unit have arrested the Bukedea Resident District Commissioner Wilberforce Tukei and District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police, Charles Okoto over the chaos that happened in the recent district LCV by-elections. Mr Tukei and SIP Okoto are accused of abuse of office and use of excessive power. On the eve of nominations for the by-election, five armed police officers raided the home of David Steven Omagor, one of the candidates, tortured him, stole his nomination papers, and made away with cash amounting to Shs 168 million. The officers also robbed several other items worth millions of shillings belonging to Omagor and another relative. In the aftermath of the chaos, President Museveni directed the Anti-Corruption body to investigate the alleged malpractices and apprehend any government officials culpable. This led to the arrest of the RDC (who heads the district security committee) and the

By BarefootLawyers. Musa was riding his boda boda going home. While on the road, Kafeero’s goat came running into the road from nowhere and Musa hit it. The goat fell and died. Musa’s boda boda also got damaged and needs to be repaired. Musa is demanding that Kafeero repair his motorcycle for him, but Kafeero is also demanding that Musa should buy him another goat or give him 200,000 UGX for the goat. Who should be compensated in this case?   WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?   According to the law, if a person brings to his land and it escapes, that person is answerable for all the damage of the escape. This means that if anything on your land escapes and goes out and causes damage, then you are responsible for that damage. Additionally, according to the Uganda Traffic and road safety Act, if you are in charge of any animal and you allow it to become a danger or annoyance to the public, you commit an offence and you could be liable to pay a penalty on conviction. This therefore means

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By Mirror. An unnamed male  BBC  employee has been  suspended following allegations a presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images. It followed reports on Friday from the mother of the alleged victim, saying  her child was paid more than £35,000 for sexually explicit pictures.  She claims her child used the money to fund an addiction to crack cocaine and blames the presenter for "destroying her child's life". It is claimed the alleged victim was just 17-years-old when the interactions started and is now 20. The mother of the anonymous accuser alleged the unnamed BBC presenter stripped to his underwear during a video call with her then teenage child. Here is a round up of the timeline of the scandal so far, including a male employee's suspension, celeb denials and the police involvement. When did the news break and what are the allegations? The BBC have suspended a male presenter ( ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) On Friday 7 July, it was reported a  BBC p