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The company left a server open and unprotected, regurgitating private data slurped from thousands of surveilled people, including children.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/F2UPHduG6YE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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IM RAT spy tool seller raided, busted, kicked offline

December 3, 2019 0 Comments cyberstalking, imminent methods, imminent monitor remote access trojan, Law & order, malware, nca, rat, remote-access trojan, security threats, spy tool, spying, spying app, spyware, trojan

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:39:47 +0000

The spyware gave complete control of victimized computers, sold for as little as$25, and was bought by 14,500 hackers worldwide.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C9-5zyZFzdY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

November 18, 2019 0 Comments 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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GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters

October 8, 2019 0 Comments cyberstalking, extortion, gps, indictment, Law & order, loansharking, location data, location tracking, mafia, mobster, organized crime, Privacy, racketeering, sports bribery, stalker, stalking, wise guys

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:14:59 +0000

Girlfriend found it, girlfriend popped it onto a city bus, gadget got found, multiyear investigation got launched, 20 got indicted.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z5Bf3GfVqZ0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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For Cybersecurity and Domestic Violence Awareness months, we pledge to fight stalkerware

October 1, 2019 0 Comments browser guard, cyberstalking, domestic violence, domestic violence awareness month, domestic violence victims, monitoring apps, national cyber security awareness month, national cybersecurity awareness month, ncsam, Privacy, spyware, stalkers, Stalkerware, tracking apps

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:00:14 +0000

Starting today, two hallmark holidays are upon us. No, it’s not Halloween and Thanksgiving. It’s both Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s no coincidence these two awareness campaigns overlap. What were once seen as separate realities—the physical and the digital—are increasingly blurred as our offices, schools, and hospitals move from paper to…

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