2026-09-16 06:00 UTC | BLOCK 967235
BITCOIN $75,900 | GOLD $4,332 | OIL $102.53
1. Saudi Aramco Offers More Crude Off Oman After Pipeline Shutdown
-- Saudi Aramco is offering Asian buyers crude transfers off Oman's Sohar port; Energy Aspects estimates daily loadings at two Saudi Gulf terminals have doubled to about 4 million barrels, Reuters reports.
-- Offshore handovers let buyers collect oil beyond Hormuz, but shuttle tankers still have to cross the strait; extra loadings do not eliminate the route's security risk.
2. India Introduces 0.4% Fee on Select UPI Merchant Payments
-- India's payments authority introduced a 0.4% fee on select person-to-merchant UPI transactions above 2,000 rupees from October 15, lifting payment-company shares, Reuters reports.
-- For payment-platform investors, the policy's value depends on the eligible transaction base and fee-sharing terms, not total UPI volume.
3. Judge Grants Injunction Against ICE Warning Over Critical Email
-- A federal judge granted David Streever a preliminary injunction against DHS and ICE after agents served a prosecution warning over his criticism of ICE's then-director, according to FIRE, which represents him.
-- By recognizing chilled political speech as a current injury, the court permits relief before prosecution, not merely a defense after charges are filed.
4. Acronis Warns of Attacks Exploiting Hosting Backup Flaw
-- Acronis warned of limited attacks exploiting a Linux privilege-escalation flaw in its hosting backup plugins, but told BleepingComputer its assessment rests on one potentially affected customer's report.
-- Hosting operators should update the cPanel/WHM backup plugin to build 1.9.3.1021 or later and the Plesk extension to 1.8.11.638 or later; this security flaw can turn low-privilege access into broader server control.
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