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

TechCrunch

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. again: WeWork this week announced a net loss of $397 million for the second quarter on revenue of $877 million. Now, on with the recap.

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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. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 11, 2022! Is that useful?

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Understanding cyberattacks

InfoBest

The former are aimed broadly, like a net in the water, toward as many devices, users, and services as possible. Some of its variations are spyware, ransomware, viruses, worms, and so on. Attacks can be un-targeted or targeted. The latter is aimed at specific companies or individuals, probably deemed to be easier to infiltrate. .

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