Engineering

News24 Business | Barloworld crashes 15% as it requests US probe into Russia dealings September 13, 2024
Shares of Barloworld slumped over 14% on Friday after it warned shareholders it had submitted an initial notification of voluntary self-disclosure to US authorities over potential export control violations related to Russia.
News24 Business | Fearless patriot - but also 'always in doubt': Business leaders on Gordhan's legacy September 13, 2024
SA's business community has heaped almost universal praise on Pravin Gordhan for his role in fighting corruption and state capture, though some critics described him as prone to doubts, panning his oversight of state-owned companies.
News24 Business | Fitch keeps SA's outlook stable, says GNU will deliver 'modest' boost September 13, 2024
South Africa avoided further slippage in its credit rating after Fitch Ratings retained a stable outlook on the nation’s debt, citing a moderate improvement in economic reforms and slower growth in the nation’s debt.

CosmicBeetle joins the ranks of RansomHub affiliates – Week in security with Tony Anscombe September 13, 2024
ESET research also finds that CosmicBeetle attempts to exploit the notoriety of the LockBit ransomware gang to advance its own ends
6 common Geek Squad scams and how to defend against them September 11, 2024
Learn about the main tactics used by scammers impersonating Best Buy’s tech support arm and how to avoid falling for their tricks
CosmicBeetle steps up: Probation period at RansomHub September 10, 2024
CosmicBeetle, after improving its own ransomware, tries its luck as a RansomHub affiliate

Loki: a new private agent for the popular Mythic framework September 9, 2024
Kaspersky experts have discovered a new version of the Loki agent for the open-source Mythic framework, which uses DLLs to attack Russian companies.
Artem Ushkov
Tropic Trooper spies on government entities in the Middle East September 5, 2024
Kaspersky experts found a new variant of the China Chopper web shell from the Tropic Trooper group that imitates an Umbraco CMS module and targets a government entity in the Middle East.
Sherif Magdy
Mallox ransomware: in-depth analysis and evolution September 4, 2024
In this report, we provide an in-depth analysis of the Mallox ransomware, its evolution, ransom strategy, encryption scheme, etc.
Fedor Sinitsyn, Yanis Zinchenko