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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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Runa Sandvik’s new startup Granitt secures at-risk people from hackers and nation states

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Journalists and activists are increasingly targeted by the wealthy and resourceful who seek to keep the truth hidden, from nation-state aligned hackers hacking into journalist’s inboxes to governments deploying mobile spyware to snoop on their most vocal critics. When The New York Times was hacked by China in 2012, that was phishing.

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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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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. 6 technologists discuss how no-code tools are changing software development. 6 technologists discuss how no-code tools are changing software development.

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Going to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 is cheaper when you bundle

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AI for SaaS Security Stage : Signal and the Future of Encrypted Messaging The Spyware Industry Is Out of Control. Fintech Stage : Plaid’s Zach Perret Opens up on Open Banking The Future of Payments Hardware Stage : Mixed Reality Finds Its Focus What’s Next in Robotics? SaaS Stage : What’s Next for GitHub? But that’s just the beginning.

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Nations Agree to Reign in Commercial Spyware- How Serious Are They?

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ecently, more than 35 nations have signed a new international agreement to collaborate on reigning in the “hacker for hire” commercial market, in which private interests sell tools and services to support offensive cyber activities.

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Hidden inside Dark Caracal’s espionage apps: Old tech

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Dark Caracal’s custom-developed mobile spyware, which the report’s authors call Pallas, is the first documented global advanced persistent threat , or APT, on a mobile device. It has since become a notorious tool for monitoring political dissidents. ”—Michael Flossman, senior security researcher, Lookout Mobile Security.

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