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Phone screenshots accidentally leaked online by stalkerware-type company

September 28, 2021 admin bryan fleming, jo coscia, lukas stefanko, pctattletale, stalkerware, unsecure bucket

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:47:55 +0000

Stalkerware-type company pcTattleTale hasn’t been very careful about securing the screenshots it sneakily takes from its victims’ phones.

Categories: Stalkerware

Tags: Bryan Fleming Jo Coscia Lukas Stefanko pcTattleTale stalkerware unsecure bucket

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MalwareBytes Security

Phone screenshots accidentally leaked online by stalkerware company

September 28, 2021 admin bryan fleming, jo coscia, lukas stefanko, pctattletale, stalkerware, unsecure bucket

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:47:55 +0000

Stalkerware pcTattleTale hasn’t been very careful about securing the screenshots it sneakily takes from its victims’ phones.

Categories: Stalkerware

Tags: Bryan Fleming Jo Coscia Lukas Stefanko pcTattleTale stalkerware unsecure bucket

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FTC bans SpyFone and its CEO from continuing to sell stalkerware

September 1, 2021 admin coalition against stalkerware, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, james johns jr., james n. johns jr., retina-x, rohit chopra, scott zuckerman, spyfone, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, us ftc

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:20:37 +0000

The US Federal Trade Commission filed its second-ever enforcement action against a stalkerware developer, SpyFone, and its chief executive.

Categories: Stalkerware

Tags: Coalition Against Stalkerware Federal Trade Commission FTC James Johns Jr.James N. Johns Jr.Retina-X Rohit Chopra Scott Zuckerman SpyFone stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission US FTC

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Pegasus spyware has been here for years. We must stop ignoring it

July 22, 2021 admin Amnesty International, amnesty international security lab, citizen lab, coalition against stalkerware, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Facebook, going dark, hatice cengiz, jamal khoshoggi, NSA, nsa surveillance, nso group, Pegasus, privacy, spyware, stalkerware, SURVEILLANCE, the pegasus project, trident vulnerability, University of Toronto, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:10:49 +0000

The Pegasus Project revealed deeply concerning surveillance campaigns against activists and journalists. It’s time for us to act.

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Amnesty International Amnesty International Security Lab Citizen Lab Coalition Against Stalkerware encryption end-to-end encryption facebook going dark Hatice Cengiz Jamal Khoshoggi NSA nsa surveillance NSO Group Pegasus spyware stalkerware surveillance The Pegasus Project Trident vulnerability University of Toronto whatsapp

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A week in security (April 19 – 25)

April 26, 2021 admin a week in security, AI, ai ban, airdrop, Artificial Intelligence, bug bounty, bug bounty hunting, capitol riot, codecov, costco, costco scam, direct deposit scam, Facebook, facebook bug, FIN7, huawei app store, ios spying, joker malware, pulse secure vpn, solarwinds orion, spyware, stalkerware, Supernova, VPN, youssef sammouda

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:31:58 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security news, from April 19 to 23.

Categories: A week in security

Tags: AI AI ban AirDrop artificial intelligence bug bounty bug bounty hunting Capitol riot CodeCov Costco Costco scam direct deposit scam facebook Facebook bug FIN7 Huawei App Store ios spying Joker malware Pulse Secure VPN SolarWinds Orion spyware stalkerware supernova vpn Youssef Sammouda

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Android “System Update” malware steals photos, videos, GPS location

April 1, 2021 admin android/trojan.spy.fakesysupdate, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, fakesysupdate, firebase, Mobile, stalkerware, zimperium, zimperium zlabs

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 19:47:54 +0000

A new Android malware can swipe images and video, rifle through online searches, and record phone calls and video. But is it stalkerware?

Categories: Mobile Stalkerware

Tags: Android/Trojan.Spy.FakeSysUpdate domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor FakeSysUpdate Firebase stalkerware Zimperium Zimperium zLabs

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Safe Connections Act could help domestic abuse survivors take control of their digital lives

March 22, 2021 admin FCC, Government, safe connections act, senator brian schatz, senator deb fischer, senator jacky rosen, senator richard blumenthal, senator rick scott, stalkerware, stalkerware-type applications, us federal communications commission

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:30:00 +0000

The Safe Connections Act could help domestic abuse and sex trafficking survivors—including those tracked by stalkerware-type applications.

Categories: Government Stalkerware

Tags: FCC Safe Connections ACt Senator Brian Schatz Senator Deb Fischer Senator Jacky Rosen Senator Richard Blumenthal Senator Rick Scott stalkerware stalkerware-type applications US Federal Communications Commission

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Kaspersky Security

Stalkerware 2020: The scope and countermeasures | Kaspersky official blog

March 19, 2021 admin mobile devices, online stalking, privacy, spyware, stalkerware, Threats

Credit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:09:31 +0000

Using legal spyware can lead to violence. We explain how the stalkerware market changed in 2020 and how to guard against such apps.

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