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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. One tool to rule them all : Avalor wants to unify cybersecurity tools by aggregating data, Kyle reports. Lorenzo has more.

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Liberty Strategic Capital nabs majority stake in mobile security startup Zimperium for $525M

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Mnuchin, announced today that it is acquiring a majority stake in mobile security startup Zimperium for $525 million. With Zimperium, the firm takes a dive into mobile security, which Mnuchin sees at the front line of cyber security today.

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Daily Crunch: After raising $3M seed, global fintech platform Payday plans to secure licensing in Canada, UK

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A growing market : Christine writes that Italy’s ban on cultivated meat could set the industry back. Spera raises $10 million for its identity security posture management platform, Frederic reports. Are cryptocurrencies commodities or securities? Is that you, Bob? Carly points out that Silence gets you nowhere in a data breach.

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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla, the FCC fines robocallers and WeWork finds itself in trouble (again)

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Also featured are stories about WeWork’s perennial struggles, Google’s Messages app fully embracing RCS, and spyware maker LetMeSpy shutting down after a massive data breach. Anna explores the ins and outs of the turbulent market, and how apps are following examples from mobile gaming. Now, on with the recap.

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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. (For Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 11, 2022!

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Disrupt kicks off tomorrow — check out the highlights

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Brett Callow, threat analyst at Emsisoft, and Katie Moussouris, founder and CEO at Luta Security. Michael Elanjian, head of digital investment banking and digital private markets at JP Morgan; Kevin Hart, founder at HartBeat Ventures; and Robert Roman, president and co-founder of HartBeat Ventures. Wednesday, October 19.

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Hidden inside Dark Caracal’s espionage apps: Old tech

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The digital-rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation and Lookout Mobile Security, which co-authored the report, say they tracked the Dark Caracal phishing campaign across more than 60 websites. ”—Michael Flossman, senior security researcher, Lookout Mobile Security.

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