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How to keep spies off your phone — in real life, not the movies

December 19, 2019 admin Location tracking, privacy, smartphones, spouseware, spying, spyware, stalkerware, Threats, tracking

Credit to Author: Sergey Golubev| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:07:45 +0000

How paranoid employers and jealous partners can spy on you, and why chip bags are best left to movie heroes.

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A week in security (November 18 – 24)

November 25, 2019 admin a week in security, coalition against stalkerware, data leaks, deepfake, Disney, exploit kits, IoT, juice jacking, LinkedIn, ransomware, stalkerware, web skimmer

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:55:31 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from November 18 – 24, including Coalition against stalkerware, exploit kits, ransomware, data leaks, and juice jacking.

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Tags: Coalition Against Stalkerware data leaks deepfake Disney+exploit kits IoT juice jacking LinkedIn ransomware stalkerware web skimmer

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The stalkerware problem, and its solution

November 19, 2019 admin news, spyware, stalkerware, stopstalkerware, Threats

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:57:11 +0000

Why stalkerware is a problem not only for targets, but also for security vendors – and what we’re doing to fix it.

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Malwarebytes teams up with security vendors and advocacy groups to launch Coalition Against Stalkerware

November 19, 2019 admin coalition against stalkerware, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, european network for the work with perpetrators of domestic violence, g data, kaspersky, Malwarebytes, Malwarebytes news, Monitor, monitoring app, monitoring applications, monitoring apps, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, Operation Safe Escape, stalkerware, weisser ring

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Today, Malwarebytes is announcing its participation in a joint effort to stop invasive digital surveillance: the Coalition Against Stalkerware.

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Tags: Coalition Against Stalkerware EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation European Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence G Data kaspersky Malwarebytes monitor monitoring app monitoring applications monitoring apps National Network to End Domestic Violence NNEDV Operation Safe Escape stalkerware WEISSER Ring

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Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

November 18, 2019 admin al franken, computer fraud and abuse act, cyberstalk, cyberstalking, Department of Justice, district attorney, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violenc, FBI, federal wiretap act, franken, FTC, jackie's law, mobilespy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, nso group, online harassment, operation safe horizon, phonesheriff, senator al franken, stalkerware, stalking, StealthGenie, Teensafe, us attorney, US Federal Trade Commission, WhatsApp, wiretap

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:58 +0000

Those who install stalkerware with the intent to monitor, control, harass, or otherwise abuse their victims typically get away with it, avoiding legal penalty even if there’s plenty of evidence to suggest their guilt.

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Tags: Al Franken Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cyberstalk cyberstalking Department of Justice District Attorney domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic abuse survivors domestic violenc fbi Federal Wiretap Act Franken FTC Jackie’s Law MobileSpy National Network to End Domestic Violence NNEDV NSO Group online harassment Operation Safe Horizon PhoneSheriff Senator Al Franken stalkerware stalking StealthGenie TeenSafe US Attorney US Federal Trade Commission whatsapp Wiretap

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A week in security (October 28 – November 3)

November 4, 2019 admin a week in security, adobe creative cloud, Advanced persistent threats, american cancer society, Android, APT, blogger, cybersecurity challenges, data breach, disaster donation scam, emoji app, esports, Fancy Bear, fraud, FTC, gafgyt, internet, journalists, MaaS, Magecart, Malware-as-a-Service, messagetap, nuclear power corp of india, raccoon, retina-x, sextortion, SMB, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, wordpress

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:37:57 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of October 28 – November 3, including cyberattacks against SMBs, the Internet’s 50th birthday, stalkerware, donation scams, and more.

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Tags: Adobe Creative Cloud advanced persistent threats American Cancer Society Android APT blogger cybersecurity challenges data breach disaster donation scam emoji app esports Fancy Bear fraud FTC Gafgyt internet journalists MaaS Magecart Malware-as-a-Service MessageTap Nuclear Power Corp of India Raccoon Retina-X sextortion SMB stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission wordpress

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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 116

October 31, 2019 admin bitcoin, Facebook, google, news, podcast, privacy, stalkerware, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:18:08 +0000

Dave and Jeff chat about the week’s top cybersecurity news, including whether you should put your license plates online, FTC crackdowns on stalkerware, Aussie cops making bank on Bitcoin, and more.

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Stalkerware developer dealt new blow by FTC

October 29, 2019 admin Capital One, consent agreement, consent order, data breach, data breaches, Equifax, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, ftc bureau of consumer protection, Marriott, mobilespy, motherboard, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, phonesheriff, retina-x, retina-x studios, stalkerware, StealthGenie, Teensafe, Uber, US Federal Trade Commission, vice

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:56:37 +0000

A new government front has emerged against stalkerware—the US Federal Trade Commission. Following enforcement against Retina-X and its founder, what’s next?

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Tags: Capital One consent agreement consent order data breach data breaches Equifax Federal Trade Commission FTC FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Marriott MobileSpy Motherboard national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence PhoneSheriff Retina-X Retina-X Studios stalkerware StealthGenie TeenSafe Uber US Federal Trade Commission Vice

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