{"id":22660,"date":"2023-08-08T16:10:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T00:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/08\/news-16390\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T00:10:41","slug":"news-16390","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/08\/news-16390\/","title":{"rendered":"Server breach could be fatal blow for LetMeSpy"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mobile app designed to let people spy on others will shortly be going out of business<\/a> after a server breach and mass deletion incident. The app, LetMeSpy, sits silently and invisibly on a phone and collects call logs, location data, and even text messages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This kind of program is commonly referred to as stalkerware. As the name suggests, people aren’t doing anything good with this kind of software. You’ll most commonly see it on Android devices, put there by someone with temporary physical access. Depending on the program, it may access phone records, texts, photos, camera, microphone, GPS…you name it, it can possibly do it.<\/p>\n

The device owner will have no idea that this is going on, because these programs come with no app icon and stay hidden.<\/p>\n

A domestic abuser or someone up to no good generally installs the app on the phone without the victim’s consent or knowledge. Once done, it can be used to keep track of the person for as long as it remains on the device.<\/p>\n

In this case, LetMeSpy first made notification of the breach in June, with the following message:<\/p>\n

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On June 21, 2023, a security incident occurred involving obtaining unauthorized access to the data of website users.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to email addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts. For 100% clarity: Everything collected from mobile devices where the owner wouldn’t have been aware LeMeSpy was present in the first place.<\/p>\n

Given that someone with this app on their phone could potentially be in a perilous position to begin with, it’s even worse that such an individual would have their data stolen in this way. Polish site Niebezpiecznik<\/a>, which first reported the breach, said that the database dumped online contained:<\/p>\n