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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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WhatsApp confirms it’s been targeted by spyware. That’s exactly its customers’ fear

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Since WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook in 2014, users of the messaging app have long speculated on how secure the platform would be from its new parent company’s data collection practices.

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Fed Tech News Roundup

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Hacking Team gets hacked; invoices show spyware sold to repressive govts Ars Technica (Today) - A controversial company that sells weaponized spyware has been penetrated by hackers who claim to have plundered more than 400GB worth of e-mails, source code, and other sensitive data—including invoices. In 2014, the.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework Gets Major Update, as Advisories on APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat Get Rolled Out

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came out in 2014. After a years-long revision process, NIST this week rolled out version 2.0 of the CSF , which is broadly used by organizations to assess, manage and reduce their cybersecurity risks. It’s the first major update to the CSF since version 1.0 Key changes from CSF 1.1,

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Dell: Privately owned PC and server maker

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Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014. [10] 5 Free Tools to Prevent Viruses and Spyware from Crippling Your PC (pcrichard.com). 10] After going private in 2013, the newly confidential nature of its financial information prevents the company from being ranked by Fortune. windowscentral.com).

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A Brief History of the Internet’s Biggest BGP Incidents

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Diagram of traffic misdirection due to BGP-based MITM in 2013 ( source ) During a 6-day period in August 2013, spyware service provider Hacking Team conducted BGP hijacks on behalf of the Special Operations Group of the Italian National Military Police, according to leaked documents revealed during a breach of Hacking Team’s network.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

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Regin, new computer spyware, discovered by Symantec. 2014’s top ten technology buzzwords to learn and to avoid. Angry Birds, Clash of Clans, Monument Valley and Kim Kardashian: Hollywood are among the iOS apps taking part in Apple’s latest fundraising drive for Aids charity Red.