#stalkerware

#stalkerware

A stalkerware maker who was banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, as well as the people they were spying on, will not be able to go back to selling the invasive software, according the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The FTC denied a request to cancel that ban made by Scott Zuckerman, the founder of consumer spyware company Support King and its subsidiaries SpyFone and OneClickMonitor.

Independent security researcher Swarang Wade found the vulnerability, which allows anyone to reset the password of any user of the stalkerware app TheTruthSpy and its many companion Android spyware apps, leading to the hijacking of any account on the platform. Given the nature of TheTruthSpy, it's likely that many of its customers are operating it without the consent of their targets, who are unaware that their phone data is being siphoned off to somebody else.

A security researcher uncovered an SQL vulnerability in stalkerware Catwatchful, allowing him to steal a database with 62,000 user accounts, including administrator credentials.

The recent shutdown of stalking apps Cocospy, Spyic, and Spyzie marks a significant moment in the fight against hidden surveillance tactics.