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Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data

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Poland-based spyware LetMeSpy is no longer operational and said it will shut down after a June data breach wiped out its servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims’ phones. The notice said LetMeSpy is blocking users from logging in or signing up with new accounts.

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Daily Crunch: Citizen Lab claims Apple’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ helped block spyware attack by hacker group NSO

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In Apple’s case, researchers looking into spyware vulnerabilities said its “Lockdown Mode” was able to thwart the advances of the infamous mercenary hacking provider NSO Group. Lorenzo has more. Also, Apple opens its first retail store in India , but there are…challenges, Manish writes.

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Daily Crunch: After clinching $12.3B valuation, Brex hires Meta exec as chief product officer

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Today we have new venture funds, spyware news, Brex raising (again), and more. Cybersecurity matters to democracy : Spyware built by the infamous NSO Group was “used to spy on three critics of the Polish government,” according to Citizen Lab, TechCrunch reports. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 11, 2022! billion.

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September Patch Tuesday 2021

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The Zero Day vulnerability in MSHTML ( CVE-2021-40444 ) has been resolved this month. While not the specific PrintNightmare CVE ( CVE-2021-34527 ), one of the additional Print Spooler CVEs that was initially addressed in the August Patch Tuesday release (CVE-2021-36958) has been updated this month. and iOS 14.8

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Daily Crunch: Thousands of Google Play users download Android banking trojan

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Soon every company will also be a VC : The boom in venture capital activity that the world saw in 2021 did not fail to impact large companies. Yet more spyware is out there, stealing your data : Sadly, the name of the Android spyware that is sucking up folks’ information is called TeaBot, which is a super-cute moniker.

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Daily Crunch: India’s Central Bank says cryptocurrency ‘may even be worse’ than Ponzi schemes

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Data from PitchBook indicates that 2021 turbocharged the pace at which startups raised capital, yes, but also pushed the prices paid for startup shares to the stratosphere. This time chip company Intel intends to pay billions for Tower, which, we note, fits into the U.S. giant’s larger manufacturing goals that it had previously announced.

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My New Year’s Resolution: Going Passwordless!

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This is more important than ever as 2021 has been a record-setting year for data breaches, and according to the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) , cybercriminals specifically sought out credentials as the most common data type in 61% of all breaches because it is the gift that keeps on giving.

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