Hamsat Abdurasheed

Nov 26, 2024 | news.ng | Hamsat Abdurasheed

South Korean prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence and a fine of 500 million KRW ($375,000) for Samsung Electronics Chief Jay Y. Lee. This case was filed at an appeals court on Monday as first reported by Reuters. Lee was declared not guilty of accounting fraud and stock manipulation in February by Seoul Central District Court, but prosecutors appealed the decision, according to News. Az, citing foreign media.

Nov 24, 2024 | news.ng | Hamsat Abdurasheed

Huawei, a Chinese technology corporation, plans to expand its Harmony operating system with numerous new applications. In a statement, Huawei Chairman Xu Zhijun stated in a speech posted on the WeChat messaging app that the business plans to have 100,000 apps available within a year. With over 15,000 apps presently addressing fundamental needs, Huawei intends to expand its ecosystem with different, personalised applications to reach universal adoption and maturity.

Nov 24, 2024 | news.ng | Hamsat Abdurasheed

Foodinho, which is owned by Delivery Hero, was fined 5 million euros ($5.20 million) on Friday by Italy’s data protection regulator for unlawfully processing the personal data of over 35,000 riders registered on its digital platform. According to the report, the issues identified included riders’ geolocation data being sent to third parties without their knowledge, including when they were not working (up until August 2023).

Nov 24, 2024 | news.ng | Hamsat Abdurasheed

Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to address a problem that might result in loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. The issue is with the integrated charging control unit (ICCU), which can get broken and stop charging the 12-volt battery, leading to a loss of driving power, according to the petition seen by Newsng on Saturday. Reuters was the first to disclose the news of the Hyundai recall, but it also affected some Kias.

Nov 21, 2024 | news.ng | Hamsat Abdurasheed

Finastra, a major global financial technology company, has stated that it is conducting an investigation into a data breach, weeks after threat actor abyss0 first reported the theft of approximately 400 GB of data from the corporation. The incident was initially revealed by cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, who said someone on a renowned cybercrime forum was selling stolen files reportedly belonging to Finastra’s major banking clients.