Technology Services - SciBit

Fin24.com | Ex-PIC head Matjila denies R5m bribe, says he would welcome investigation July 17, 2019
The former CEO of state-run asset manager the Public Investment Corporation has denied receiving a R5m bribe in April 2017 for allegedly facilitating further funding for VBS Mutual Bank.
Fin24.com | Businessman claiming to be 'rogue unit' victim loses court bid July 17, 2019
A court has dismissed the application of businessman Martin Wingate-Pearse who argued, in part, that he had been the victim of illegal surveillance by the so-called SARS 'rogue' unit.
Fin24.com | Reprieve for MultiChoice as Zim approves forex payments July 17, 2019
MultiChoice has received a reprieve from Zimbabwe's new restrictions on payments after the country’s central bank allowed the pay television network’s Zimbabwe operation to collect subscriptions in foreign currency.

BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough July 17, 2019
Keeping up with BlueKeep; or how many internet-facing systems, and in which countries and industries, remain ripe for exploitation? The post BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Tomáš Foltýn
How your Instagram account could have been hijacked July 16, 2019
A researcher found that it was possible to subvert the platform’s password recovery mechanism and take control of user accounts The post How your Instagram account could have been hijacked appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Tomáš Foltýn
Week in security with Tony Anscombe July 12, 2019
ESET researchers describe the ins and outs of a zero-day exploit that has been used for a highly targeted attack and reveal the name of the threat actor that deployed it The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Tomáš Foltýn

Turla renews its arsenal with Topinambour July 15, 2019
2019 has seen the Turla actor actively renew its arsenal. Its developers are still using a familiar coding style, but they’re creating new tools. Here we’ll tell you about several of them, namely “Topinambour” and its related modules.
GReAT
New FinSpy iOS and Android implants revealed ITW July 10, 2019
FinSpy is used to collect a variety of private user information on various platforms. Since 2011 Kaspersky has continuously monitored the development of this malware and the emergence of new versions in the wild. According to our telemetry, several dozen unique mobile devices have been infected over the past year, with recent activity recorded in […]
GReAT
‘Twas the night before July 4, 2019
Recently, the United States Cyber Command highlighted several VirusTotal uploads of theirs – and the executable objects relating to 2016 – 2017 NewsBeef/APT33 activity are interesting for a variety of reasons.
GReAT