Hardware

News24.com | 'Major' Chinese aid on its way to curb load shedding impact on key services - Ramokgopa June 2, 2023
The Chinese government is offering SA solar PV equipment and generators that can be used in public institutions to limit the effect of load shedding impacts, says Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
News24.com | SA locomotive shortage still unresolved after China visit - Gordhan June 2, 2023
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said he’s yet to resolve an impasse with China that’s held up the delivery of locomotives and parts essential to improving the performance of the African nation’s state-owned logistics company.
News24.com | SARS adds three deputy commissioners to strengthen its leadership team June 2, 2023
The appointment of deputies was one of the recommendations of the Nugent Commission of Inquiry, which said they would provide "continuity and the preservation of institutional knowledge".

All eyes on APIs: Top 3 API security risks and how to mitigate them June 1, 2023
As APIs are a favorite target for threat actors, the challenge of securing the glue that holds various software elements together is taking on increasing urgency The post All eyes on APIs: Top 3 API security risks and how to mitigate them appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Phil Muncaster
5 free OSINT tools for social media May 31, 2023
A roundup of some of the handiest tools for the collection and analysis of publicly available data from Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms The post 5 free OSINT tools for social media appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Martina López
Tricks of the trade: How a cybercrime ring operated a multi‑level fraud scheme May 30, 2023
A peek under the hood of a cybercrime operation and what you can do to avoid being an easy target for similar ploys The post Tricks of the trade: How a cybercrime ring operated a multi‑level fraud scheme appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Roman Cuprik

In search of the Triangulation: triangle_check utility June 2, 2023
We developed a dedicated utility to scan the iOS backups and run all the checks for Operation Triangulation indicators.
Igor Kuznetsov, Valentin Pashkov, Leonid Bezvershenko, Georgy Kucherin
Operation Triangulation: iOS devices targeted with previously unknown malware June 1, 2023
While monitoring the traffic of our own corporate Wi-Fi network, we noticed suspicious activity that originated from several iOS-based phones. We created offline backups of the devices, inspected them and discovered traces of compromise.
Igor Kuznetsov, Valentin Pashkov, Leonid Bezvershenko, Georgy Kucherin
Meet the GoldenJackal APT group. Don’t expect any howls May 23, 2023
GoldenJackal is an APT group, active since 2019, that usually targets government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia. The main feature of this group is a specific toolset of .NET malware, JackalControl, JackalWorm, JackalSteal, JackalPerInfo and JackalScreenWatcher.
Giampaolo Dedola