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MTN Uganda has on Wednesday, March 18 deferred expenses on its Mobile Money cash transactions for each exchange below UGX30,000 for the following 30 days. MTN’s Chief Executive Officer, Wim Vanhelleputte said this permits clients to utilize cashless methods of payments as a major aspect of the measures to forestall the transmission of Covid-19. The MTN CEO said all individual to-individual exchanges below UGX30,000 will be free for the following 30 days. Prior to the move, it cost was somewhere in the range of UGX850 and 1100 to move money below UGX30,000 on MTN – MTN Uganda stages. He added that the choice to postpone charges came after MTN held a meeting with Central Bank representative Tumusiime Mutebile and other industry players including banks to talk about the advancing circumstance around the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “We propose to execute together with the Commercial Banks the accompanying crisis taxes from 12:00 am Thursday 20th March 2020 and stay set up for a time o...

Medical staff walk out of a tent at one of the emergency structures that were set up to ease procedures at the Brescia hospital, northern Italy. Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health should pressure on beds increase, a document prepared by a crisis management unit in Turin proposes. Some patients denied intensive care will in effect be left to die, doctors fear. The unit has drawn up a protocol, that will determine which patients receive treatment in intensive care and which do not if there are insufficient spaces. Intensive care capacity is running short in Italy as the coronavirus continues to spread. The document, produced by the civil protection deparment of the Piedmont region, one of those hardest hit, says: "The criteria for access to intensive therapy in cases of emergency must include age of less than 80 or a score on the Charlson comorbidity Index [which indicates how many other medical ...

As the world comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic, the situation has proven to be a blessing in disguise for threat actors, who've taken advantage of the opportunity to target victims with scams or malware campaigns. Now, according to a new report published by Check Point Research today, hackers are exploiting the COVID-19 outbreak to spread their own infections, including registering malicious Coronavirus-related domains and selling discounted off-the-shelf malware in the dark web. "Special offers by different hackers promoting their 'goods' — usually malicious malware or exploit tools — are being sold over the darknet under special offers with 'COVID19' or 'coronavirus' as discount codes, targeting wannabe cyber-attackers," the cybersecurity firm said. COVID-19 Discounts: Exploit Tools for Sale The report comes following an uptick in the number of malicious coronavirus-related domains that have been registered since the start of J...

It wise that we close the schools (Pre-primary, Primary, Secondary, University, and Tertiary) starting Friday at midday. The closure is only temporary and will take one month. We should do this to deny the coronavirus a chance. I have observed the situation in other countries and we have seen the stampede in areas like transport. You saw how many people were clogged at airports in the USA The crowding alone is the perfect ground for more infection because as people run, they infect each other,  let us move early. The prayers will continue but in homes, God is in all places. Yes, we have been praying together and it has its advantages, but we can not insist on it in the face of danger. Religious leaders can use radio stations and TVs to continue preaching.  Pope Francis has abandoned his customary preaching at St peters Square and took on to preach through the television. He has set a very good precedent. Ugandans coming back from abroad will not be stopped, but they wi...

Members of the Asian American Commission hold a press conference on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to condemn racism towards the Asian American community because of coronavirus on March 12, 2020 in Boston. In recent weeks, we’ve seen an unprecedented epidemic of the coronavirus spread across the world. Unfortunately, we’ve also seen a spike in anti-Asian violence and prejudice. In the U.S., racist and xenophobic outbursts, assaults and discriminatory practices against Asian Americans have been reported from coast to coast. Chinese restaurants are witnessing 30 to 80 percent drops in business. Misinformation about COVID-19 is rampant on social media. Blaming or insinuating that Asian Americans are somehow responsible for, or even connected to, the pandemic is outrageous and inflammatory. Asian Americans, especially Chinese Americans, have been consistent friends of Jews in the United States — and as a minority group that has been a consistent scapegoat throughout his...

Rudimentary tool used by Ovoya and the team, sending UPDF officers Packing. The Holy war of Alice Lakwena was sparked by a similar spirit and here in Zombo a new twist to a rebellion is sparked off by a witchdoctor but finally security operatives have arrested the said witchdoctor accused of being behind the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) detach attack in Zombo. A one Ovoya was arrested over the weekend during a joint security operation by the army and Uganda Police. Early this month, UPDF revealed that a veteran army corporal known as Bosco Tonifa and a witchdoctor (Ovoya) were among the ring leaders who attacked its detachment in Zombo. According to Lt Col Deo Akiiki, the deputy UPDF Spokesperson, a group of civilians totaling to 80 in number armed with bows, arrows, pangas and spears carried out an adventurous attack on the army detachment and killed three soldiers. The civilians mostly from Paidha, Nyapea, Zeu, Zaale, Songoli, Atyak and Warr were allegedly led by som...

             Sim Swapping Fraud Hacking. Europol, along with the Spanish and the Romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million) by hijacking people's phone numbers via SIM swapping attacks. The law enforcement agencies arrested 12 and 14 people in Spain and Romania, respectively, as part of a joint operation against two different groups of SIM swappers, Europol said. The development comes as SIM swapping attacks are emerging as one of the biggest threats to telecom operators and mobile users alike. The increasingly popular and damaging hack is a clever social engineering trick used by cybercriminals to persuade phone carriers into transferring their victims' cell services to a SIM card under their control. The SIM swap then grants attackers access to incoming phone calls, text messages, and one-time verification codes (or one-time passwords) that various websites send via S...

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A drug that prevents HIV infections is to be made available on the NHS for the first time in a move to try and eliminate new transmissions of the virus within the decade. PrEP – or pre-exposure prophylaxis – will be made routinely available to patients deemed to be at greater risk of catching HIV from April. Health secretary Matt Hancock said: “We are rolling out PrEP and making it available across the country – with evidence showing it almost completely eradicates the chances of getting HIV. This will benefit tens of thousands of people’s lives, and drive us towards our ambition of zero HIV transmissions in this decade.” Having HIV was once a “death sentence” and it still has “a devastating impact on so many lives across the country”, he said. NHS England will cover the costs of the drug, having carried out a three-year study involving more than 20,000 people. The Department of Health said local authorities will be given funding from April, with £16m to be made available in 20...

L1ght Looks to Protect Internet Users from Toxic and Predatory Behavior. Cybersecurity has been regarded as a necessity for all Smartphone and Computer users, especially today when data breaches and malware attacks have become rampant. However, one of the more overlooked aspects of cybersecurity is the prevention of other forms of cybercrime, such as the spread of harmful content and predatory behavior. Most current discussions on cybersecurity revolve around organizations needing to protect customer data or for individual users to prevent their sensitive data from being intercepted. However, given the prevalence of toxic behavior, it's about time the cybersecurity community also gives internet safety, especially for children and younger users, its due attention. Israel-based startup L1ght aims to curb the spread of bad behavior online. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to detect harmful content, hate speech, bullying, and other predatory behavi...

Congo army has captured two Ugandans it says have been recruiting fighters on behalf of the rebels group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). During the fighting that occurred on Friday morning in Kasindi, the FARDC arrested an ADF recruitment officer and his wife, both Ugandans. Another member of the movement, Congolese, was also arrested during the same operation. FARDC didn’t disclose the particulars of those arrested or name them. Last week, following the discovery of ADF camps near the Semuliki River, the FARDC used combat helicopters and field artillery. About 13 ADF rebels were neutralized while four government soldiers died including a senior officer of the rank of major, company commander. In February this year, President Museveni met with DRC’s Felix Tshisekedi and the two discussed the elimination of ADF rebels in eastern DRC in order to bolster trade between the two countries. UN says in the first two months this year, 100,000 people in the DRC fled their homes amid att...

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A new simple but dangerous strain of Android malware has been found in the wild that steals users' authentication cookies from the web browsing and other apps, including Chrome and Facebook, installed on the compromised devices. Dubbed "Cookiethief" by Kaspersky researchers, the Trojan works by acquiring superuser root rights on the target device, and subsequently, transfer stolen cookies to a remote command-and-control (C2) server operated by attackers. "This abuse technique is possible not because of a vulnerability in the Facebook app or browser itself," Kaspersky researchers said. "Malware could steal cookie files of any website from other apps in the same way and achieve similar results." Cookiethief: Hijacking Accounts Without Requiring Passwords. Cookies are small pieces of information that's often used by websites to differentiate one user from another, offer continuity around the web, track browsing sessions across different websit...

This Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), a programmable idea invented by President Museveni and now under the full Chairmanship of His Brother Gen Salim Saleh, is being rolled throughout Uganda with manifestations of alleviating Poverty in Rural Villages of Uganda. The 2 Days Training that Convened from 11-March-2020 to 12-March-2020, was entirely attended by NRM Village Registrars, Some Leaders from all the Sub-Counties of Maracha District and also Well-Wishers. A Youthful upcoming Leader Mr Collins said, issues concerning Crops, Food Security, Animals and among others were discussed in the Meeting and Training. It is more likely believed that, NRM Registrar update were other vital intrigues discussed at Hand.

I Have Been Arrested But This Will Not Scare Me - Tumukunde Speaks Out On Arrest. Presidential aspirant Gen. Henry Tumukunde’s home has been surrounded by army officers and he has been arrested. According to Tumukunde, his home at Impala Avenue in Kololo next to Multi-choice offices was surrounded by army officers before being allegedly arrested. “Comrades, I have been surrounded by army officers at my private office in Kololo. I have been arrested. This will not stop our resolve,” Tumukunde posted on his Facebook page. When Contacted UPDF Army spokesperson Brig. Richard Karemire, his phone was not going through. We contacted his deputy Lt. Col. Deo Akiiki who said, “I cannot confirm whether Tumukunde has been arrested because my bosses have not briefed me on the matter.” We will keep you posted. By Ssengooba Alirabaki At 7:30pm, a team of joint security operatives led by the Uganda Police Force (UPF), Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Joint Anti-Terrorism Unit (JAT), Poli...

If Downloaded, It Will Compromise And Steal Financial Details, Passwords And Other Sensitive Information From Your Smartphone And Computers.                   Coronaviruss Hacking. Cybercriminals will stop at nothing to exploit every chance to prey on internet users. Even the disastrous spread of SARS-COV-II (the virus), which causes COVID-19 (the disease), is becoming an opportunity for them to likewise spread malware or launch cyber attacks. Reason Cybersecurity recently released a threat analysis report detailing a new attack that takes advantage of internet users' increased craving for information about the novel coronavirus that is wreaking havoc worldwide. The malware attack specifically aims to target those who are looking for cartographic presentations of the spread of COVID-19 on the Internet, and trickes them to download and run a malicious application that, on its front-end, shows a map loaded from a legit online source but...

These are Photos from the Meetings held today 11-March-2020 with Different Youth Groups, Women Groups and Elders Groups in Maracha District. The 3 Groups raised some Good Number of Challenges eating up Our Society, especially Our Country and One of the Issues Raised, is on Animal Vaccination challenge. We were informed that, some group of unscrupulous quack veterinary Doctors have been moving Door to Door to inject Animals (Goats, Pig, Cattle, Sheep, etc etc) in Our Village. It is believed that, these Animals normally Die few Days after the Injections by the Quack Doctors, an intrigue Maracha District Woman MP Hon Rose Ayaka pledged to endeavor obligation on it. Elders grant was another pertinent point raised by the Crowd, some of whom, especially a One Elder who turned Emotionally Charged, begun castigating why did the MAYIRUNGI growing Ban in Maracha District be Supported and Enforced by and in the Term of Maracha Constituency MP Hon Oguzu Denis and Maracha East Constituency ...

       wikileakss cia hacking tools. A federal judge in New York on Monday declared a mistrial in the case of a former CIA software engineer who was accused of stealing a massive trove of the agency's classified hacking and tools and leaking it to WikiLeaks whistleblower website. While the jury was unable to reach a verdict on eight counts of the theft and transmission of CIA's confidential documents, it did find ex-CIA Joshua Schulte guilty on two counts of contempt of court and making false statements to the FBI investigators. Schulte's lawyers last month asked the court for a mistrial in this case claiming the prosecutors withheld evidence that could exonerate his client during the four-week trial in the Manhattan federal court. Potentially, as a result of this, jurors failed to reach a unanimous agreement on the most severe charges against Schulte after deliberating since last week.                   Jo...

The Elders have said, they are really Sad of how the Government has been Treating them before but they are now Glad that, MPs from WestNile Region with MPs in the Whole of Uganda have heard their Cry and fought to ensure, the elders’ grant in enrolled Country Wide.

The Russian president told parliament he'd be open for running again if the Constitution Court approves. Vladimir Putin made a surprise appearance in parliament on Tuesday after a lawmaker suggested that he should be allowed to stay on as president. Vladimir Putin made a surprise appearance in parliament on Tuesday after a lawmaker suggested that he should be allowed to stay on as president. Russian parliament on Tuesday moved closer to making Vladimir Putin president for life after a bombshell statement at the nation’s parliament, meaning he could potentially stay in power until the age of 84.   Speculation has been rife about what the Russian leader of 20 years is going to do when his fourth and final term in office expires in 2024.   Mr Putin in January launched a discussion of constitutional amendments that would overhaul Russia’s system of power, potentially giving him several options for staying in charge in another role. But on Tuesday, lawmaker Valent...

The principal regulatory officer at NDA, Mr Vincent Kayizi Magembe, said most of the fumigants are dangerous chemicals which are meant for hard surfaces not the skin and they can cause cancer to humans if exposed to skin. Government is investigating reports that dairy farmers in Isingiro District are using unlicensed acaricides and concoctions that are causing blindness and other complications to livestock. The district veterinary officer, Dr Bruhan Kasozi, said that they are working with the National Drug Authority (NDA) to ascertain whether the blindness of more than 300 cows is being caused by the said acaricides and chemicals. “We are still investigating together with NDA to find out if it is true that these animals are getting blind because of acaricides that are not licensed,” Dr Kasozi said. The call for investigations was prompted by the Isingiro District chairperson, Mr Jeremiah Kamurari, who appealed to the ministry of Agriculture to come to the aid of dairy farmers i...

For Ugandans or people who don't believe in what I say in over throwing Museveni from power, I ask them kindly, stay in the barracks, help fight with Museveni, stay around State House Entebbe, Nakasero, Parliament, when we start our attack don't run anywhere but stick around and we see how strong and good you are.  In the coming days, weeks or months, just be brave enough to work, fight, associate and deal with Museveni. It is very simple, rather than waste your time arguing with me on social media. If you are abroad and you fill I am a lier and deceiving the nation then come to Uganda. Let's face the music together. Be brave like me who wrote this message without fear. I am not far from State House. If you don't know me, I am called Openjuru Jakernga Howard, Ugandan, Alur, Umua by clan, direct grand son of Nyipir, grand son to Jalusiga, I grew up in Paidha, my home is in Paidha, I studied in Paidha demonstration school for primary, St. Aloysius college Nyapea f...

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Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. received nomination for Air Force chief of staff from the White House on Monday Brown, 58, would become first African-American in that position and the first African-American to serve as leader of any military branch Part of Brown's duties would include supporting efforts for Space Force Would succeed current Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein who is retiring  The United States Air Force's may see its first African-American chief of staff after Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. was nominated by the Trump administration. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced on Monday last Week that Brown, commonly known as 'C.Q.', is in line to become to the Air Force's 22nd chief of staff. He would also become the first African-American Pentagon leader since Army Gen. Colin Powell retired as chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff in 1993 and the first African American to lead any military branch.  Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr (pictured) was nominated by th...