This is a wild story by npub1lt9k43thw2z4xamkhwl2x7d6388ver4jkfcxukgyxy4ljdz6w0tqa5f6eq (npub1lt9…f6eq).
The White House this week praised Paladin Capital Group and other investors for pledging not to invest in spyware companies, or startups that "undermine free and fair societies."
But Paladin previously invested in Boldend, a U.S.-based malware maker, which at one point developed a remote access exploit targeting WhatsApp that "got burned by an update," according to a leaked document we've seen.
More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/22/us-cyber-investors-pledge-spyware-is-off-limits-with-a-catch/
Zack Whittaker /
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2024-03-22 15:47:21
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2024-03-22 15:47:21Event JSON
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