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

June 16, 2022 - A stalkerware-type app that boasts “the best free phone spying software on the market,” has exposed the data it snooped on...

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Zero-day vulnerabilities in Chrome and Android exploited by commercial spyware

May 24, 2022 - The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealedthat of the nine zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Chrome, Android, Apple and Microsoft that it...

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Pegasus spyware found on UK government office phone

April 21, 2022 - “When we found the No. 10 case, my jaw dropped.” John Scott-Railton recalled after finding out on July 7, 2020 that...

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Ban Pegasus spyware, urges European Union Data Protection Supervisor

February 16, 2022 - The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has urgedthe EU to ban the development and deployment of spyware with the capabilities of...

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The world’s most coveted spyware, Pegasus: Lock and Code S03E04

February 14, 2022 - Two years ago, the FBI reportedly purchased a copy of the world’s most coveted spyware, a tool that can remotely and...

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NSO Group spyware found on iPhones of US State Department employees

December 6, 2021 - iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees are said to have been hacked using the Pegasus spyware developed by...

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

July 22, 2021 - On July 18, a group of 17 newspaper and media organizations—aided by Amnesty International’s Security Lab and the research group Citizen...

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Watch out! Android Flubot spyware is spreading fast

April 28, 2021 - Using a proven method of text messages about missed deliveries, an old player on the Android malware stage has returned for...

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International Women’s Day: awareness of stalkerware, monitoring, and spyware apps on the rise

March 9, 2020 - Nine months ago, Malwarbytes recommitted itself to detecting invasive monitoring apps that can lead to the excessive harm of women—most commonly...

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When spyware goes mainstream

September 5, 2018 - Stealware. Surveillanceware. Stalkerware. These are terms alternately used to effectively identify a file-based threat that has been around since 1996: spyware....

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