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

TechCrunch

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

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

Image Credits: sergeyskleznev (opens in a new window). 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. To achieve enterprise sales success, tailor your approach to CIOs.

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

TechCrunch

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. Image Credits: Luca Lorenzelli/EyeEm (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. 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. Unusual pop-up windows: Malware will display annoying pop-up windows and alerts on your system. Sluggish computer performance.

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