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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on ​Saturday that ​it has ​been able to cover ⁠90 per cent of the amount stolen after ⁠a record $6.3 billion hack ​of its platform. In a status update posted to its website, Binance said that the amounts to cover the stolen funds would come out of three sources: a partial deployment of the Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAF

Two analytics firms say they have robust intelligence pointing to a North Korean state-backed group as the likely culprit.

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has resolved 528 complaints against Ikeja Electric, recovering N26.2m for consumers between January and Septembe Read More: https://punchng.com/ikeja-electric-lagos-resolves-528-complaints-recovers-n26m/

A 21-year-old man faces firearm, explosives and ammunition charges.

The prime minister was admitted to the National Referral Hospital last weekend and referred by doctors for further treatment in Australia on Wednesday.

The EFCC has handed over a bank draft of N1.05bn to 659 disengaged staff of the Adamawa State Post-Primary Schools Management Board as recovered funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/efcc-recovers-n1-05bn-for-disengaged-adamawa-teachers/

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has discovered that Jupiter uses a surprisingly complex system of powerful plasma waves and multiple shock regions to defend against the solar wind. The findings reveal major differences between Jupiter and Earth and could help scientists understand the enormous shock waves produced by exploding stars.

The Singapore Police Force worked with its Cambodian counterpart and OCBC to recover the money from a fraudulent bank account in Cambodia.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 — An illegal money transfer syndicate using the ‘Hundi’ system and targeting Banglad...

As he started at a new club, hot on the heels of a controversial exit from his previous club, Alexander Isak's beginning at Liverpool was nothing short of disastrous. Having effectively gone on strike to force through a move from Newcastle United to Merseyside, the Swedish striker was in the spotlight last summer. A lack of pre-season training meant he enter

How much does it cost you to feed your pets every day? Well, according to the service provider who managed the Nelson Mandela Bay pound, it costs R286 a day to feed a dog, and R360 daily to clean a cat’s enclosure. These figures prompted a Gqeberha legal firm to investigate the management of the municipal facility after red flags were raised around its tende

For thousands of years, the recipes used by ancient Egyptian embalmers have remained partly obscured by the chemical changes that affect preserved materials over time. Now, scientists have found molecular evidence suggesting that Aloe-derived substances may have been among the ingredients used in some ancient Egyptian embalming mixtures, a possibility that h

A scorching lava planet 280 light-years away has surprised astronomers by apparently maintaining a thick atmosphere despite conditions that should have stripped it away billions of years ago. James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest that TOI-561 b reflects about 75% of incoming starlight, possibly because of mineral clouds that act like a giant sunscr

Orbit Resources has unveiled a 1km magnetic target at its Lewis Ponds project in NSW, along strike from Cousin Jack, pointing to the potential for new sulphide mineralisation.

Mayo Clinic scientists have uncovered surprising new insights into “zombie cells,” aging cells that linger in the body and contribute to inflammation and disease. Seven studies reveal why these cells are harmful and identify new strategies for targeting them, including a natural compound found in tomatoes. In aging mice, experimental treatments reduced infla

Nigerian troops have rescued over 70 abducted persons, recovered N10 million in suspected ransom, and arrested several suspected terrorists in one week. Read More: https://punchng.com/military-rescues-70-abductees-recovers-n10m-arrests-terrorists/

Nutrition giant has seen a 17% jump in sales to US snacks sector in an otherwise flat, highly competitive market

In an exclusive interview, a homebuyer shares vivid details of finding a dead man during a house tour.

NAFDAC has uncovered a residential building in Lagos storing over 100 sacks of empty bottles intended for producing counterfeit alcoholic beverages. Read More: https://punchng.com/nafdac-uncovers-building-storing-bottles-for-fake-alcohol-in-lagos/

A nuclear fuel assembly that had tipped over was successfully retrieved from the soon-to-be-restarted Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan but controversy over the restart has been escalated to Congress. On Wednesday, owners of the Holtec International reactor said “technical ingenuity” would allow efforts to resume operations at the plant to continue. “Whe

More than two thirds of the world's websites are vulnerable to a hack that was first theorised in 2024, which AI has now made very real

Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao is fighting for reelection in central California. 6 in 10 residents of his district are covered by Medicaid, which he voted to cut last year.

Amplia Therapeutics has advanced its cancer drug narmafotinib across four trials, with data suggesting it may work independently of common tumour-causing KRAS gene mutations.

Thanks to OpenAI, security researchers found a bug in a programming language used across the internet. It is estimated that around 70% of websites use PHP and are now vulnerable to attacks. Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade, vice president of intelligence and security research at SentinelOne, joins "The Takeout" to break down the situation.