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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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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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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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 23, 2015

You STILL support encryption designed to be crackable in 1995? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

Watch this week's "60 Second Security" - the one-minute news roundup video with attitude!

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May 20, 2015

SSCC 199 – Don’t panic, it’s not really as VENOMous as you thought [PODCAST]

Our latest weekly security podcast - the VENOM bug, iris recognition, a spyware company breach, and ID trouble at the Passport Agency. Happy listening!

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May 20, 2015

South Korea mandates spyware on teens’ phones

Parents can't opt out, regardless of any privacy concerns. Let's hope they don't get hit by an mSpy-esque data breach.

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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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