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Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

November 18, 2019 admin al franken, computer fraud and abuse act, cyberstalk, cyberstalking, Department of Justice, district attorney, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violenc, FBI, federal wiretap act, franken, FTC, jackie's law, mobilespy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, nso group, online harassment, operation safe horizon, phonesheriff, senator al franken, stalkerware, stalking, StealthGenie, Teensafe, us attorney, US Federal Trade Commission, WhatsApp, wiretap

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:58 +0000

Those who install stalkerware with the intent to monitor, control, harass, or otherwise abuse their victims typically get away with it, avoiding legal penalty even if there’s plenty of evidence to suggest their guilt.

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Stalkerware

Tags: Al Franken Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cyberstalk cyberstalking Department of Justice District Attorney domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic abuse survivors domestic violenc fbi Federal Wiretap Act Franken FTC Jackie’s Law MobileSpy National Network to End Domestic Violence NNEDV NSO Group online harassment Operation Safe Horizon PhoneSheriff Senator Al Franken stalkerware stalking StealthGenie TeenSafe US Attorney US Federal Trade Commission whatsapp Wiretap

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A week in security (October 28 – November 3)

November 4, 2019 admin a week in security, adobe creative cloud, Advanced persistent threats, american cancer society, Android, APT, blogger, cybersecurity challenges, data breach, disaster donation scam, emoji app, esports, Fancy Bear, fraud, FTC, gafgyt, internet, journalists, MaaS, Magecart, Malware-as-a-Service, messagetap, nuclear power corp of india, raccoon, retina-x, sextortion, SMB, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, wordpress

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:37:57 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of October 28 – November 3, including cyberattacks against SMBs, the Internet’s 50th birthday, stalkerware, donation scams, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: Adobe Creative Cloud advanced persistent threats American Cancer Society Android APT blogger cybersecurity challenges data breach disaster donation scam emoji app esports Fancy Bear fraud FTC Gafgyt internet journalists MaaS Magecart Malware-as-a-Service MessageTap Nuclear Power Corp of India Raccoon Retina-X sextortion SMB stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission wordpress

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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 116

October 31, 2019 admin bitcoin, Facebook, google, news, podcast, privacy, stalkerware, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:18:08 +0000

Dave and Jeff chat about the week’s top cybersecurity news, including whether you should put your license plates online, FTC crackdowns on stalkerware, Aussie cops making bank on Bitcoin, and more.

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Stalkerware developer dealt new blow by FTC

October 29, 2019 admin Capital One, consent agreement, consent order, data breach, data breaches, Equifax, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, ftc bureau of consumer protection, Marriott, mobilespy, motherboard, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, phonesheriff, retina-x, retina-x studios, stalkerware, StealthGenie, Teensafe, Uber, US Federal Trade Commission, vice

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:56:37 +0000

A new government front has emerged against stalkerware—the US Federal Trade Commission. Following enforcement against Retina-X and its founder, what’s next?

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Stalkerware

Tags: Capital One consent agreement consent order data breach data breaches Equifax Federal Trade Commission FTC FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Marriott MobileSpy Motherboard national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence PhoneSheriff Retina-X Retina-X Studios stalkerware StealthGenie TeenSafe Uber US Federal Trade Commission Vice

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A week in security (October 21 – 27)

October 28, 2019 admin AVAST!, ccleaner, doxing, edps, Magecart, NordVPN, privacy protection, robocalls, SQL Server, stalkerware, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:05:10 +0000

A look at the cybersecurity news from October 21 – 27 including Magecart, robocalls, doxing, stalkerware, ransomware, breaches, and much more.

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Week in security

Tags: avast ccleaner doxing edps Magecart NordVPN privacy protection robocalls sql server stalkerware

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Why all organizations must better protect sensitive data

October 17, 2019 admin Business, cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, Data Security, device security, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violence, end-to-end encryption, GPS, location history, Location tracking, national cybersecurity awareness month, national domestic violence awareness month, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, passcode, password manager, remote wiping, secure messaging, single-sign on, sso, stalkerware

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:30:04 +0000

The truth is that companies, businesses, and organizations have an obligation to the data that belongs to their employees, users, and customers. For some organizations, that obligation is a matter of real, physical safety.

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Business

Tags: cybersecurity cybersecurity awareness data security device security domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic abuse survivors domestic violence end-to-end encryption gps location history location tracking national cybersecurity awareness month National domestic violence awareness month National Network to End Domestic Violence NNEDV passcode password manager remote wiping secure messaging single sign-on sso stalkerware

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A week in security (October 7 – 13)

October 14, 2019 admin a week in security, Amazon, body cams, bots, chrome, cybersecurity, Facial Recognition, GitHub, google, ice, insurance, insurance cybersecurity, managed service providers, multi-factor authentication, national cybersecurity awareness month, national domestic violence awareness month, ncsam, police body cams, Security, stalkerware, Twitter, us immigration and customs enforcement, war shipping

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:30:38 +0000

A look at the cybersecurity news from October 7 – 13, including updates on war shipping, managed service providers, and stalkerware.

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A week in security

Tags: amazon body cams bots chrome cybersecurity facial recognition GitHub Google ice insurance insurance cybersecurity managed service providers multi-factor authentication national cybersecurity awareness month National domestic violence awareness month NCSAM police body cams security stalkerware twitter US Immigration and Customs Enforcement war shipping

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How to protect against stalkerware, a murky but dangerous mobile threat

October 9, 2019 admin domestic abuse, domestic violence, monitoring, monitoring applications, monitoring apps, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, national cybersecurity awareness month, ncsam, parental monitoring applications, parental monitoring apps, stalkerware, trackers, tracking applications, tracking apps

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Stalkerware has capabilities as dangerous as nation-state malware, but is often marketed as legitimate. So how do you protect against stalkerware when it’s not always clear it’s a threat?

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Stalkerware

Tags: domestic abuse domestic violence monitoring monitoring applications monitoring apps national cyber security awareness month national cybersecurity awareness month NCSAM parental monitoring applications parental monitoring apps stalkerware trackers tracking applications tracking apps

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