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  In recent months, a new type of android malware called “FakeCalls” has emerged, targeting users in South Korea. The malware is designed to trick users into divulging sensitive financial information by making fake calls that appear to be from a legitimate financial organization. Voice phishing (aka vishing attacks) is a growing threat to mobile banking customers worldwide. Vishing attacks use phone calls to trick people into divulging sensitive information, and they often involve sophisticated social engineering techniques to make the calls seem legitimate. According to a detailed report by CheckPoint Research, the creators of the malware use a variety of techniques to make the calls seem convincing, including spoofing the bank’s phone number and using pre-recorded messages that sound like the bank’s customer service department.  The attack scheme begins with the FakeCalls malware masquerading as an online banking application of a reputable South Korean financial organiza...

US Africa   Command has confirmed to have conducted an airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia’s ongoing operations against the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab. The airstrike was conducted as a collective self-defense offensive against Al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army (SNA) troops in the general vicinity of Cadaley, Middle Shabelle region of Somalia. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that the precision airstrike killed 15 attacking Al-Shabaab fighters underscoring that no civilians were killed or injured in this operation.The U.S. airstrike is one in a series of such attacks in recent months aimed at disrupting the Islamist terrorist group that has spiked up attacks from across regions of Somalia. In the last week of October, AFRICOM conducted a precision strike near Buulobarde, Hiran region of central Somalia killing at least two terror operatives. In September, a U.S. airstrike killed more 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists in the sa...

  Gripen E-series Gripen E-series is a new fighter aircraft system. Developed to counter and defeat advanced future threats, the E-series is for customers with more pronounced threats or wider territories to secure.     Key features Advanced electronic warfare with spherical coverage and the latest AESA technology for high survivability. Intuitive HMC with AI, enabling the pilot to make quick and correct decisions. Revolutionary avionics architecture supporting smooth capability growth to maintain technological superiority and adapt to new operational needs. Key facts Gripen E Gripen F Gripen Maritime Number of seats 1 2 1 Length over all 15,2 meters 15,9 meters 15,2 meters Width over all 8,6 meters 8,6 meters 8,6 meters Maximum take-off weight 16500 kg 16500 kg 16500 kg Max thrust 98 kN 98 kN 98 kN Hardpoints 10 10 10 Combat turnaround 10-20 minutes 10-20 minutes 10-20 minutes Air-to-air refueling Yes Yes Yes Mauser B...

 Uganda to launch it's satellite this afternoon 

The Somali government has announced the successful takeover of Hawadley, a strategic area in Middle Shabelle, by security forces following a special operation aimed at weeding out Al-Shabaab from the region. A statement by the Somali government said the army, with support from local milita, killed more than 30 terrorists, including three of the group’s ringleaders, namely; Maadey Madobe, Hamali Kalombe, and Mukhtaar Gabigoor. The statement added that some terrorists were killed while trying to escape in their vehicles. The government has termed Haladey, a town about 30 km away from Balcad city, and 40kms north of Mogadishu, an important supply route through which the terrorists used to cross from the Lower Shabelle and Middle Shabelle regions and where they would converge to plan terrorist activities against the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

The Ministry of Trade and Commerce said today it will take action against businesses that aid Al-Shabaab activities by providing them with funds. The Ministry added that it will confiscate the property of companies known to be owned or have representatives from Al-Shabaab. The directive follows President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s announcement in July that the government will also target Al-Shabaab financing to cut off its lifeline. Al-Shabaab finances its activities mostly through forced ‘taxation’ of traders and transporters. A report by Mogadishu-based security think tank, Hiraal Institute in 2020 indicated that Al-Shabaab collects up to $11 million per month with more than half of this coming from the capital Mogadishu. The think tank also said in a recent report that the militant group spent $24 million on weapons acquisition in 2021. The directive comes a day after Somalia marked six years since the October 17, 2017 truck bombing that killed about 600 people and maimed over 100 othe...

  The Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab in Somalia continue to scale-up attacks in central and southern Somalia. In one of the latest attacks, Al-Shabaab has claimed credit for storming and overrunning two Somali National Army (SNA) camps in Yasooman and Beera-Yabaal in Bulo-Burte, Hiraan, central Somalia. The Islamist terrorist group issued a statement through its operations spokesman Abu Mus’ab claiming killing to have killed more than 117 SNA troops besides capturing trucks and weapons. However, SNA has disputed that their military bases were overrun as the Al-Shabaab media outlets/channels saying their troops managed to repel the attacks and causing significant blows to the terrorists. Odowaa Yusuf Rage, Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) confirmed of the deadly dawn attacks at SNA bases located Yasooman and Beera-Yabaal villages of Hiraan. He reiterated that SNA forces managed to repel and defeat the terrorists, killings about 50 of them. Hiraan prefecture of central Somalia has witne...