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ANI | Updated: Apr 02, 2021 14:58 IST Kabul [Afghanistan], April 2 (ANI): At least 305 Afghans were killed and 350 were injured in a series of explosions and targeted attacks during the last month. According to Tolonews, there has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of explosions and targeted attacks in the country in March as compared to the previous month. Most of the attacks are reported in Kabul, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Helmand and Ghazni provinces according to the data released by local media. "The Taliban are carrying out these attacks, they clai...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in a statement condemned in the strongest terms the alarming number of attacks deliberately targeting civilians in

Syria's hospitals face systematic attacks: report Over the past decade, hospitals across Syria have been attacked more than 400 times. Data obtained by DW suggests the attacks formed part of a larger strategy to cripple access to medical facilities in rebel-held areas. The Kafr Zita Cave Hospital was built nearly 20 meters (65 feet) into a mountainside in the hope of escaping aerial bombardment. It was established in 2015 far from military facilities and residential areas north of the city of Hama, the fourth-largest city in Syria, in order to ensure continuity of medical services to civilia...

 The new indictment expands on a 2018 case against the Pyongyang hacking group blamed for attacks against Sony Pictures,, the destructive Wannacry worm, a series of brazen online bank robberies against the global financial system, and ongoing ransomware extortion schemes. The group, known publicly as Lazarus, has also been actively draining billions of dollars from hacks against crypto-currency exchanges.  The newest indictment adds two new North Korean defendants to the government’s case and named a third Canadian-American citizen who was part of the Lazarus group’s money laundering op...

Vanguard News Hacktivism in 2021: Cyber threats that may weaken Nigerian economy On Hi-Tech Editor A critical look at the trend in Information Technology in Nigeria, particularly on the cybersecurity ecosystem, shows a nation that had to contend with various malicious activities of cybercriminals. This was also traced to a continuous increase in the adoption of IT tools. For instance, significant growth in the number of mobile (GSM) and Internet subscribers was recorded,. In the same vein, there was increased adoption of cryptocurrencies by Nigerians. Regrettably, for cybercriminals, non-s...