Spouseware
Security Companies and Activists Launch ‘Coalition Against Stalkerware’
10 organizations are part of the Coalition, and they have also launched a website to help victims.
In a First, FTC Bans Company From Selling ‘Stalkerware’
The FTC’s move comes after Motherboard revealed a hacker had repeatedly breached Retina-X and gained access to sensitive user data.
Freelance Site Fiverr Offers Illegal Private Spying Services
Fiverr removed a number of listings after Motherboard approached the company for comment.
Twitter Pushed Adverts for Spyware to Monitor Girlfriends
The app heavily suggested spying on a girlfriend without her consent.
Hosting Provider Finally Takes Down Spyware Leak of Thousands of Photos and Phone Calls
After Motherboard reported that a consumer spyware vendor left a lot of incredibly sensitive and private data online, the company’s hosting provider took it down.
This Spyware Data Leak Is So Bad We Can't Even Tell You About It
A consumer spyware vendor left a lot of incredibly sensitive and private data, including intimate pictures and private call recordings, for all to see on a server freely accessible over the internet. And it still hasn’t taken the data down.
How to Tell If Your Partner Is Spying on Your Phone
"Stalkerware" apps let abusers monitor their partner's phones and track their locations—without them knowing.
‘Stalkerware’ Website Let Anyone Intercept Texts of Tens of Thousands of People
A hacker exposes the awful security of two companies that sell spyware for consumers. By simply viewing the HTML of a particular website, anyone could log in and rummage through Facebook messages, texts, and phone call data.
Hacker Steals Customers' Text Messages from Android Spyware Company
A hacker has stolen text messages and call metadata from SpyHuman, a firm selling malware to the everyday consumer. It’s the fifth such consumer spyware company to be targeted recently.
Don’t Use Software to Spy on Your Spouse
Reason’s “To Spy on a Cheating Spouse” explains a practice that harms thousands of women who are surveilled by their partners.
‘Stalkerware’ Seller Shuts Down Apps ‘Indefinitely’ After Getting Hacked Again
A company that sells spyware or “stalkerware” for everyday users has ceased operations of its handful of apps that monitor computers and cellphones.
A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers—Again
"I don't want to live in a world where younger generations grow up without privacy."