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Hackers stole $6.3bn from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts say is the biggest crypto hack ever.

Oct 29 (Reuters) - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said on Thursday it had frozen $3bn in crypto assets as it investigated a potential security breach, with stablecoin issuers Circle CRCL.N and Tether freezing related assets.

Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.

A blockchain intelligence firm attributes the attack to North Korean state-sponsored hackers.

World’s largest crypto exchange says an engineer’s laptop was compromised in one of sector’s biggest security breaches

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the National Assembly to compel the recovery of $123.17bn and N66.4bn in alleged outstanding oil funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/falana-tasks-senate-on-recovery-of-123bn-n66bn-oil-funds/

The African Union and its member states have been urged to make concrete financial and policy commitments to expand Africa’s community health workforce, “with an estimated $4.3bn required annually to achieve the target of two million workers by 2030.” The Acting Deputy Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Raji Tajudee

Unitholders of the Grande Royal Orchid Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (GROREIT) have approved the sale of the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel in Bangkok to a new investor for 5.3 billion baht, rejecting a lower buyback offer from the luxury property’s original owner, SET-listed Royal Orchid Hotel (Thailand) Plc.

The Nigerian government says Africa needs an estimated $4.3bn annually to support its community health workers and achieve Universal Health Coverage by 203 Read More: https://punchng.com/africa-needs-4-3bn-yearly-for-community-health-workers-fg/

The National Credit Guarantee Company has backed N64.13bn in loans to 174,495 borrowers across Nigeria, using N30.19bn in guarantee value since last year. Read More: https://punchng.com/national-credit-company-backs-n64-13bn-loans-to-over-174000-borrowers/

The Federal Government has released N38.93bn to 166 public universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education to address infrastructure deficits. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-releases-n38-93bn-to-upgrade-166-tertiary-institutions/

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is offering more than Dh60 billion ($16.3 billion) in local manufacturing opportunities until 2030, as the state energy conglomerate overhauls procurement to cut supplier on-boarding time by as much as 80 per cent. The opportunities, which cover more than 200 essential products and critical spare parts, were unveiled on

<p>LAHORE: The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) signed an agreement on Saturday with the Power China-IKAN Joint Venture for the Rs133.18 billion hydro-mechanical (HM-1) contract for the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project.</p> <p>According to a Wapda spokesperson, the agreement was signed at Wapda House by Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project Chief Engineer

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement cuts R13-billion from social grants, including child support and SRD grants. These reductions will worsen poverty, malnutrition and vulnerability to gender-based violence. Restrictive verification processes exclude eligible recipients, while claims of fraud are used to justify cuts despite available public resources.