After having tracked stalkerware for years, Malwarebytes can reveal that in 2021, detections for apps that can non-consensually monitor another person’s…
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Clouding the issue: what cloud threats lie in wait in 2022?
As more services move ever cloud-wards, so too do thoughts by attackers as to how best exploit them. With all that…
Phone screenshots accidentally leaked online by stalkerware-type company
pcTattleTale hasn’t been very careful about securing the screenshots it sneakily takes from its victims’ phones. pcTattleTale markets itself as “employee…
FTC bans SpyFone and its CEO from continuing to sell stalkerware
Nearly two years after the US Federal Trade Commission first took aim against mobile apps that can non-consensually track people’s locations…
Pegasus spyware has been here for years. We must stop ignoring it
On July 18, a group of 17 newspaper and media organizations—aided by Amnesty International’s Security Lab and the research group Citizen…
A week in security (April 19 – 25)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we interviewed Youssef Sammouda, a 21-year-old bug bounty hunter who is focused on finding vulnerabilities on…
Android “System Update” malware steals photos, videos, GPS location
A newly discovered piece of Android malware shares the same capabilities found within many modern stalkerware-type apps—it can swipe images and…
Safe Connections Act could help domestic abuse survivors take control of their digital lives
A bill introduced in the US Senate could help domestic abuse and sex trafficking survivors—including those tracked by stalkerware-type applications—regain digital…
How your iPhone could tell you if you’re being stalked
The latest iOS beta suggests that Apple’s next big update will include an iPhone feature that warns users about hidden, physical…
TinyCheck: Stalkerware detection that doesn’t leave a trace
In 2019, when Malwarebytes helped found the Coalition Against Stalkerware, which brings together cybersecurity vendors and nonprofits to detect and raise…