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Former officials in Jordan arrested for ‘security reasons’

World

April 3 (UPI) -- Security officials arrested former officials in Jordan Saturday for "security reasons." Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a former royal envoy, Basem Ibrahim Awadallah, a former Royal Hashemite Court chief, were arrested, along with others, an unnamed security source told Petra state news agency. Advertisement The arrest operation was made after close security follow-up, the source added. Up to 20 officials, including close associates of Prince Hamzah, civilian and military figures have also been arrested, Gulf News reported. Major General Usef Ahmed Al-Huneiti denied allegations reported about the arrest of Prince Hamzah, a former crown prince, in a separate statement to Petra Saturday. Al-Huneiti added investigations are ongoing and "no one is above the law," in the statement. ...

Apr22021 by adminNo Comments

US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams security barrier

World

An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries.A car crashed into a security barrier before the driver lunged towards the officers with a knife, police said. The officers opened fire and the suspect was shot dead.Authorities said the attack, which came three months after January's deadly Capitol riots, did not appear to be terrorism-related."Whether the attack was at law enforcement, or whoever, we have a responsibility to get to the bottom of it and we'll do that," Robert Contee, the acting chief of Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department, said at a news conference.Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said it was "with a very, very heavy heart that I announce one of our officers has succumbed to h...

Mar262021 by adminNo Comments

30 million people may receive $1,400 stimulus checks after Social Security Administration provides payment information to IRS

Finance

zimmytws | iStock | Getty ImagesThe Social Security Administration has sent information to the IRS that will help clear the way for almost 30 million people to receive their $ 1,400 stimulus checks, lawmakers said on Thursday.The development comes after Democratic leaders on the House Ways and Means Committee gave the agency 24 hours to turn over the payment information so that the IRS could process the payments.In a statement, the lawmakers, led by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal, D-Mass., blamed Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul for the delays, which "defied congressional intent and imposed needless anxiety and pain on taxpayers."In response, Saul released a statement on Thursday strongly denying those claims.Saul said the Social Security Administration was init...

Mar102021 by adminNo Comments

Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools

Technology

Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance said they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startupBy MATT O'BRIEN and FRANK BAJAK Associated PressMarch 10, 2021, 8:40 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleHackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance said they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startup.That California startup, Verkada, said Wednesday it is investigating the scope of the breach, first reported by Bloomberg, and has notified law enforcement and its customers.Swiss hacker Tillie Kottmann, a member of the...

Mar102021 by adminNo Comments

Cyber security critical for digital banking success: SBI official

Finance

Cyber security is critical for the success of digital banking and banks should create the infrastructure to win customers' trust for all such transactions, a senior SBI official said on Wednesday. Digital banking or Figital is here to stay and is the future but it is equally important to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders, (SBI) Deputy Managing Director and Chief Digital Officer Ravindra Pandey said at a webinar. "It is important to win the customers' trust in any system. It is the objective of banks to create and win the customers' trust, such that all transactions are routed through banks as is presently done by multiple payment apps," Pandey was quoted as saying in a release issued by industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The official said that has bought abou...