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The Register
At least 31,031 people affected last year Stalkerware has reached "pandemic proportions," according to Kaspersky, which documented a total of 31,031 people affected by the intrusive software in 2023 – up almost six percent on the prior year.…
Graham Cluley
I doubt there will be many people shedding tears at the news that a stalkerware company has announced it is permanently ceasing operations at the end of this month - after it suffered a devastating data breach. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The Register
If you can't trust a spyware developer with your info, who can you trust? Stalkerware slinger LetMeSpy will shut down for good this month after a miscreant breached its servers and stole a heap of data in June.…
The Register
Just as America's Supremes set a high bar for cyberstalking It's bad enough there's some Android stalkerware out there with the not-at-all-creepy moniker LetMeSpy. Now someone's got hold of the information the app collects – such as victims' text messages and call logs – as well as the email addresses of those who sought out the software, and leaked it all.…
Bleeping Computer
Kaspersky has launched a new information hub to help with their open-source stalkerware detection tool named TinyCheck, created in 2019 to help people detect if their devices are being monitored. [...]
The Register
Plus: More stalkerware exposure; a $16M TracFone fine; Ransomware victims don't use MFA, and more Protecting computers' BIOS and the boot process is essential for modern security – but knowing it's important isn't the same as actually taking steps to do it.… Infosec in brief
The Register
ALSO: Brazilian stalkerware database ripped by the short hairs, a fast fashion breach, and this week's critical vulns The latest round of Apple's Security Research Device (SRD) program is open, giving security researchers a chance to get their hands on an unlocked device – and Apple's blessing to attack it and test its security capabilities.… Infosec in brief
Bleeping Computer
The New York attorney general's office has announced a $410,000 fine against a stalkerware developer who used 16 companies to promote surveillance tools illegally. [...]
Graham Cluley
Carole takes us into the sinister side of Barbie, while Graham describes a stalkerware operation that has been spilling its secrets. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.