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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. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. Lorenzo has more. You can sign up here.

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Even North Korea has an antivirus program—but it’s used for spying

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Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor. Jaku is a known spyware-botnet combination, spread over BitTorrent.

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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. If you haven’t already, sign up here to get WiR in your inbox every Saturday. Now, on with the recap.

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

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But first, some programming notes: Our city spotlight series is back, and TechCrunch is heading to Austin. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. Twitter expands its Birdwatch program : Can community fact-checking make Twitter a better place? You can sign up here.).

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US Gov Slaps Visa Restrictions on Spyware Honchos

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The US State Department is going to impose visa restrictions on 13 people involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware. This is the first implementation on a spyware-related visa-restriction program announced in February. The restrictions will also be imposed on their spouses and children.

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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! Big Tech Inc.

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Daily Crunch: Byju’s founder chips in toward $800M funding round to reach $22B valuation

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EU to investigate state use of spyware : The Pegasus mobile spyware is causing headaches in Europe for more than just the folks who found themselves targets of the software. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. The TechCrunch Top 3. Bruno Vieira Costa, founder and CEO, Abstra.

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