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‘CAT’ AND THE BUSINESSMEN: ‘Silent partner’: Riaan Venter, the other figure in the Matlala-dodgy police contract mix

Yesterday at 21:26 PM, via Daily Maverick

A lesser-known businessman, Riaan Venter, has surfaced in the Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala police tender scandal, which saw 12 officers recently arrested and National Commissioner Fannie Masemola summoned to court. A closer look at Venter reveals he’s involved in various ventures, unconnected to the Matlala matters, including debt collection.

Hacker Steals 10 Petabytes of Data From China’s Tianjin Supercomputer Center

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data — including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics — from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China. The dataset, which allegedly contains more than 10 petabytes of sensitive information, is...

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