Mobile stalkerware, also known as spouseware, is monitoring software silently installed by a stalker onto a victim’s device without the victim’s knowledge. Generally, the stalker needs to have ...

Android stalker and spyware detection surged by 48% over the past year, and not only do these apps invade user privacy, vendors do not appear to care about tackling vulnerabilities found in their ...

A little-known phone monitoring app called Xnspy has stolen data from tens of thousands of iPhones and Android devices, the majority whose owners are unaware that their data has been compromised.

Bryan Fleming, who founded the stalkerware business pcTattletale, pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking and conspiracy ...

Over 58,000 Android users had "stalkerware" installed on their phones last year, researchers from Kaspersky Lab have revealed today. Of these, more than 35,000 had no idea about stalkerware being ...

Of all the “wares” out there, “stalkerware” is one of the most frightening. There’s nothing fun about malware or ransomware, and these can leave you feeling foolish and abused. But stalkerware is ...

Imagine downloading an app onto someone else’s phone. That app can transmit the phone’s location, activity, and sometimes even data, all without the user’s knowledge. That’s basically what a ...

Analysis reveals a massive data theft operation targeting Android smartphones globally via popular stalkerware. Since 2016, the stealthy stalkerware Spyhide has been secretly gathering private ...

Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams. Antivirus apps are supposed to protect ...

Given its more open ecosystem, Android has become notorious for the rampant operation of all kinds of malware. Some of those even get past Google's own scrutiny in reviewing apps for the Google Play ...