Scam Tactics, Stalkerware, Pegasus, and Surveillance Reform, with David Ruiz from Malwarebytes

Every major global event brings the same scam tactics wearing a new mask. In this interview, David Ruiz, journalist and privacy advocate at Malwarebytes, breaks down how to identify (and avoid) scams, stalkerware vs. nation-state spyware, and what privacy is actually about.

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Malwarebytes: https://malwarebytes.com/
• Coalition Against Stalkerware: https://stopstalkerware.org/
• Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/
• Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org/

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

• (00:00) - INTRO
• (01:31) - DAVID'S BACKGROUND
• (06:38) - POLICY BEHIND-THE-SCENES
• (09:18) - WORLD CUP SCAMS
• (16:58) - BEHAVIORAL VS. TECHNOLOGICAL DEFENSES
• (18:53) - SCAMS VS. MARKETING
• (21:49) - RESPONSIBILITY
• (24:35) - WHERE TOOLS FIT + MALWAREBYTES TOOLS
• (28:42) - MALWAREBYTES RELATIONSHIP TO BIG TECH
• (31:30) - ANALYTICS
• (33:56) - COALITION AGAINST STALKERWARE
• (41:46) - STALKERWARE VS. GOVERNMENT SPYWARE
• (44:32) - STALKERWARE IS MOSTLY ANDROID?
• (47:44) - DAVID'S TECH STACK
• (50:29) - FINAL THOUGHTS