Nearly two years after the US Federal Trade Commission first took aim against mobile apps that can non-consensually track people’s locations…
Tag: stalkerware
On July 18, a group of 17 newspaper and media organizations—aided by Amnesty International’s Security Lab and the research group Citizen…
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we interviewed Youssef Sammouda, a 21-year-old bug bounty hunter who is focused on finding vulnerabilities on…
A newly discovered piece of Android malware shares the same capabilities found within many modern stalkerware-type apps—it can swipe images and…
A bill introduced in the US Senate could help domestic abuse and sex trafficking survivors—including those tracked by stalkerware-type applications—regain digital…
The latest iOS beta suggests that Apple’s next big update will include an iPhone feature that warns users about hidden, physical…
In 2019, when Malwarebytes helped found the Coalition Against Stalkerware, which brings together cybersecurity vendors and nonprofits to detect and raise…
Last year, threat actors took advantage of the COVID-19 public health crisis in a way previously considered unimaginable, not only preying…
Back in July, we sent out a survey to Malwarebytes Labs readers on the subject of stalkerware—the term used to describe apps…
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet….