Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:31:39 +0000
In 2021, detections for spyware-type apps reached their highest peak ever, but amidst the record-setting numbers, the volume of detections actually decreased in the second half of the year.
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Credit to Author: Anastasia Starikova| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:04:15 +0000
Answering the key questions about stalkerware in 2021: What is it? How widespread is it? How is it related to domestic and digital abuse?
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:25:43 +0000
We offer up some thoughts on where new and continuing attacks in the world of cloud may occur, alongside linking some current examples.
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Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:24:52 +0000
How dangerous AirTags are as a tracking tool, what Apple is doing about it, and how to protect yourself from being stalked with an AirTag.
Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:24:11 +0000
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| The European Data Protection Supervisor has urged the EU and its member states to ban the Pegasus spyware and similar hacking tools. Categories: Stalkerware Tags: edpsEUlock and codeNSO GroupPegasus |
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Credit to Author: Pavel Shoshin| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:00:33 +0000
MonitorMinor is one of the most dangerous spying apps for Android out there. Here’s why.
Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000
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| For International Women’s Day, Malwarebytes is measuring the impact of our own campaign to raise awareness and protect users. These are the numbers on stalkerware, monitoring, and spyware apps. Categories: Tags: Bureau of Justice Statisticscenter for disease control and preventionCoalition Against Stalkerwareinternational women’s daymonitormonitoring applicationsmonitoring appsspywarestalkerwarewhatsapp |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0000
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| Americans may be accepting and minimizing online stalking behaviors, including the use of invasive apps that can pry into a user’s text messages, emails, photos, videos, and phone logs. Categories: Tags: BJSBureau of Justice StatisticsCDCcenter for disease control and preventionCoalition Against Stalkerwarecyber stalkcyber stalkingmonitoring appmonitoring applicationsmonitoring appsNortonLifeLockOnline Creeping SurveySay AnythingSeven Brides for Seven BrothersstalkstalkerwarestalkingThe GraduateThe Harris Poll |
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