February 24, 2020

KidsGuard stalkerware leaks data on secretly surveilled victims

The company left a server open and unprotected, regurgitating private data slurped from thousands of surveilled people, including children.

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January 11, 2019

El Chapo was brought down by a sysadmin

Christian Rodriguez says he set up secure VoIP communications for the cartel: a system whose encryption keys he wound up giving to the FBI.

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September 06, 2018

Mobile spyware maker mSpy leaks millions of records – AGAIN

The irony: Parents put it on kids' phones to protect them, but this breach exposed sensitive data including Whatsapp and Facebook messages.

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January 29, 2018

Cop buys mobile spyware, says he can’t remember why

The now-retired cop says he can't quite recall why he used FlexiSpy spyware, which intercepts email and WhatsApp messages.

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January 09, 2018

Spyware user tracked boyfriend to have him killed by hitman

The plan was going well, until the "hitman" turned out to be working for the FBI.

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November 16, 2015

Stalking apps are “perfectly legal” in US, and banning them won’t be easy

US Senator Al Franken is introducing legislation to ban so-called stalking apps, whose developers exploit loopholes to stay within the law.

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November 09, 2015

What smartphone should James Bond use?

The unflappable and suave James Bond is known for impeccable taste in clothes, cars and cocktails. But what kind of smartphone should he use? Can he have style and security too?

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October 31, 2015

Using DroidJack spyware to snoop on your spouse could get you arrested

Some Android spyware might be legal to buy, but not to use...as numerous users of "DroidJack" found out this week.

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May 18, 2015

Mobile spyware customer data leaked online in apparent mSpy hack

The biggest victims of the mSpy 'hack' are likely to be those who were unaware their sensitive data was being logged in the first place.

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