Categories: News Tags: stalkerware Tags: mobile Tags: device Tags: NYAG Tags: monitoring Tags: New York Tags: app Tags: developer We take a look at news that the NYAG has penalised developers of stalkerware-type apps, and the ramifications for those developers further down the line. |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:49:33 +0000
The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:31:16 +0000
TheTruthSpy is an app programmed to siphon out photos, locations and more from smartphones.
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:31:39 +0000
In 2021, detections for spyware-type apps reached their highest peak ever, but amidst the record-setting numbers, the volume of detections actually decreased in the second half of the year.
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Credit to Author: Anastasia Starikova| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:04:15 +0000
Answering the key questions about stalkerware in 2021: What is it? How widespread is it? How is it related to domestic and digital abuse?
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:25:43 +0000
We offer up some thoughts on where new and continuing attacks in the world of cloud may occur, alongside linking some current examples.
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Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:24:52 +0000
How dangerous AirTags are as a tracking tool, what Apple is doing about it, and how to protect yourself from being stalked with an AirTag.
Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:24:11 +0000
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| The European Data Protection Supervisor has urged the EU and its member states to ban the Pegasus spyware and similar hacking tools. Categories: Stalkerware Tags: edpsEUlock and codeNSO GroupPegasus |
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