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A top Wikipedia editor has been arrested in Belarus

The Verge

The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus (GUBOPiK) has detained prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein, according to the Belarusian publication Zerkalo. The arrest comes after Bernstein’s personal information was shared on GOBUPiK’s public Telegram channel. Image: Wikipedia.

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VOCHI raises additional $2.4 million for its computer vision-powered video editing app

TechCrunch

VOCHI , a Belarus-based startup behind a clever computer vision-based video editing app used by online creators, has raised an additional $2.4 Investors in the most recent round include TA Ventures, Angelsdeck, A.Partners, Startup Wise Guys, Kolos VC and angels from companies like Belarus-based Verv and Estonian unicorn Bolt.

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Here are all the startups pitching today at Venture Day Minsk

TechCrunch

Venture Day Minsk (organised by tech startup hub Imaguru ) is run annually, but because of the pandemic and the political situation in Belarus, it has gone virtual. Startups pitching: 1 – TeenUP : learning video platform teens-2-teens to unlock the teenagers’ potential and personality @TeenUP12. On twitter the hashtag is here.

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Microsoft did door-to-door router replacements to stop Trickbot malware

The Verge

The Daily Beast reports that the hacking ring — also known as Trickbot and based in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Suriname — is a persistent presence online. Eradicating malware from routers can be particularly difficult for users , making in-person replacement a surprisingly effective tactic.

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After ‘protestware’ attacks, a Russian bank has advised clients to stop updating software

The Verge

The use of such software can lead to malware infection of personal and corporate computers, as well as IT infrastructure. In addition, various content and malicious code can be embedded in freely distributed libraries used for software development.

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Justice Department has charged a Latvian woman it says helped develop Trickbot malware

The Verge

The DOJ alleges that Alla Witte was part of a criminal organization known as the Trickbot Group that operated in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Suriname. The group allegedly used stolen personal information “to gain access to online bank accounts, execute unauthorized electronic funds transfers and launder the money through U.S.

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Pinterest invests in creator tools with acquisition of video creation and editing app Vochi

TechCrunch

The company will be bringing in both the IP at Vochi and its forty-person team, including its founders, to expand Pinterest’s set of video creation tools and to help its creators make more dynamic videos. With Vochi, Pinterest says it will have the ability to bring even more quality video to its users.

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