Keep this from November last year in the back of your mind when you hear secrets may be spilled: After building a device that hacks into devices, a Bloemfontein-based company is trying to get the State Security Agency to pay it for the “grabber”.
After building a device that hacks into devices, a Bloemfontein-based company is trying to get the State Security Agency to pay it for the “grabber”.
The device, which is known as the international mobile subscriber identity-catcher, or Imsi-catcher, can be used to locate and track all mobile phones that are switched on in a certain area. The inspector general of intelligence, Setlhomamaru Dintwe, says the Imsi-catcher Saber sold to the SSA is called “the Warmonger”
“It is noteworthy that when conducting investigations, the OIGI does not solely rely on complaints being lodged, as information may reach us through various channels. Based on the information, a determination is made whether the matter falls within the purview of the oversight mandate prior to undertaking any fully blown investigation,” said Govender.
But a former SSA official told the M&G that the two individuals whom James Chen claimed to have trained denied this during an internal investigation, instituted by former State Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba. The M&G has previously reported that, instead of providing the requested details, Saber Industries enlisted the services of Impepho Emhlophe Risk Managers, owned by controversial businessman Joseph Nkadimeng. He was also named as a key character in the setting up of a “war room” to win 2016 municipal election votes for the ANC. Nkadimeng’s company was drafted in to assist with recouping the outstanding millions.
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