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

The Parallax

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

TechCrunch

And there was even more, of course: MyPlace raised nearly $6 million for a home-sharing social network, Apollo.io Image Credits: sergeyskleznev (opens in a new window). To achieve enterprise sales success, tailor your approach to CIOs. Regardless, it’s out in the market racking up downloads, which is pretty bad.

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

TechCrunch

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. Image Credits: ShadowPix (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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

TechCrunch

It is an interesting argument against Windows and the larger Web (we kid), but does raise notable points regarding mobile security and consumer expectations. Image Credits: DNY59 (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. It’s worth reading regardless of your priors. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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Understanding Malware: A Guide for Software Developers and Security Professionals

The Crazy Programmer

The term includes a range of harmful software types including worms, viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, ransomware, and adware. Spyware: Software that monitors and gathers user information secretly. Social Engineering Attacks: These attacks trick developers into installing malware and revealing sensitive information.

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Humans Can be Hacked. So Stop Using Passwords, Already!

Ivanti

It’s human nature and we can easily be socially engineered into giving up our precious online user credentials to the bad guys. With credential theft and the sophisticated Pegasus spyware out in the wild, it’s no wonder that exploits like ransomware are growing by leaps and bounds. It’s called device-as-identity.

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Zero-Day: Vulnerabilities, Exploits, Attacks and How to Manage Them

Kaseya

The Stuxnet worm was spread through Microsoft Windows computers and could be carried on USB drives as well. The infection can take the form of a virus, Trojan horse, worm, spyware, adware, rootkit or other malware like ransomware. What Is Meant by a Zero-Day Attack? Stay Vigilant Against Zero-Day Threats With Kaseya.