Stalkerware activity drops as glaring spying problem is revealed

Categories: News

Tags: stalkerware

Tags: tracking

Tags: intimate partner tracking

Tags: spying

Tags: stalkerware-type

Tags: stalkerware-type app

Tags: monitoring app

Tags: monitoring

Tags: Everyone’s afraid of the internet

Tags: privacy

Tags: parenthood

North America has a spying problem. Its perpetrators are everyday people.

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Server breach could be fatal blow for LetMeSpy

Categories: Personal

Tags: letmespy

Tags: stalkerware

Tags: spy

Tags: snoop

Tags: install

Tags: data

Tags: breach

Tags: hacked

We take a look at reports of an app called LetMeSpy facing an imminent shutdown after a server breach and data deletion incident.

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Stalkerware-type app developers fined by NY Attorney General

Categories: News

Tags: stalkerware

Tags: mobile

Tags: device

Tags: NYAG

Tags: monitoring

Tags: New York

Tags: app

Tags: developer

We take a look at news that the NYAG has penalised developers of stalkerware-type apps, and the ramifications for those developers further down the line.

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A week in security (June 13 – June 19)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:49:33 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Photos of kids taken from spyware-ridden phones found exposed on the internet

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:31:16 +0000

TheTruthSpy is an app programmed to siphon out photos, locations and more from smartphones.

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