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Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data

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Poland-based spyware LetMeSpy is no longer operational and said it will shut down after a June data breach wiped out its servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims’ phones. The notice said LetMeSpy is blocking users from logging in or signing up with new accounts.

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

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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. Rivian partially retracts price hikes : Early reviews look good for Rivian’s trucks, but announced price hikes were not well-received by the market.

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

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India continues to debate the fate of cryptocurrencies : A nation’s regulatory and banking bodies debating blockchain technology and its related tokens is a daily occurrence. But when an official from India’s central bank compares cryptocurrencies to Ponzi schemes, we take note. The TechCrunch Top 3. The latest?

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Daily Crunch: Months after rejecting a $17B bid, Zendesk sells to private equity group for $10.2B

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Meanwhile, in India, the central bank is cracking down on fintech startups , reports Manish. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed dozens of vendors that it’s barring the practice of loading “non-bank prepaid payment instruments” — prepaid cards, for instance — using credit lines.

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Going to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 is cheaper when you bundle

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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? AI for SaaS Security Stage : Signal and the Future of Encrypted Messaging The Spyware Industry Is Out of Control. SaaS Stage : What’s Next for GitHub?

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

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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!

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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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