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U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer

Krebs on Security

But that story omitted an important historical detail about Pushwoosh: In 2013, one of its developers admitted to authoring the Pincer Trojan , malware designed to surreptitiously intercept and forward text messages from Android mobile devices. the company’s employees are located in Novosibirsk, Russia.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Here, then, is a comprehensive look at ransomware, what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you become one of its unfortunate victims.

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. It’s also one of its most terrifying, because, in truth, pretty much no one really understands how it works. So how did the world’s most valuable and ubiquitous companies get here, and what can be done about it?

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. It’s also one of its most terrifying, because, in truth, pretty much no one really understands how it works. So how did the world’s most valuable and ubiquitous companies get here, and what can be done about it?

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This Is What Happens When Context Is Lost.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. It’s also one of its most terrifying, because, in truth, pretty much no one really understands how it works. So how did the world’s most valuable and ubiquitous companies get here, and what can be done about it?