Mobile spyware has been reported numerous times in the media as a serious threat for phone users. When we first covered the spyware issue back in March, 2012, we were shocked by the volume of comments ...

A sophisticated Android spyware campaign, dubbed ClayRat, is tricking users by posing as well-known apps like TikTok, WhatsApp, and YouTube. Cybercriminals promote these malicious apps through ...

Brace yourself for this troubling revelation. A new report from researchers at the IT security solutions firm Dr. Web found that over 100 Android apps that collectively have over an astounding 421 ...

A previously unknown form of Android spyware has been discovered in a marketing software development kit used in 101 applications that have been downloaded an estimated 421 million times. Detailed ...

With ironic timing, just as Samsung confirms its latest crackdown on apps installed from outside official app stores, here comes another alarming warning showing just why it’s making those changes.

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This isn't about spyware... A friend and her husband have decided to get a divorce. Little things that her husband has said leads her to question whether or not he has put apps on her phone to spy on ...

Spyware and stalkerware have been ever-present threats of the digital world for about as long as the modern internet has existed. As their names imply, their primary purpose is to spy on their victims ...

Italian spyware maker SIO, known to sell its products to government customers, is behind a series of malicious Android apps that masquerade as WhatsApp and other popular apps but steal private data ...

ESET researchers have identified five campaigns targeting Android users with trojanized apps. Most probably carried out by the Arid Viper APT group, these campaigns started in 2022 and three of them ...