Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...

Imagine police pulling you over for a routine traffic stop and then taking you to the station. After your release, you notice your phone behaving suspiciously. This is what happened to Serbian ...

Paul Haskell-Dowland and Roberto Musotto from Edith Cowan University explain the workings of Pegasus spyware and how to find out if your phone is infected. A major journalistic investigation has found ...

While Meta didn't mention the newer Android OS-level flaw in its August WhatsApp security update, it seems that ...

Apple’s Find My network can turn almost any device, even Android phones, into fake AirTags. This loophole lets bad actors secretly track people by bypassing Apple’s built-in security measures. The ...

A group of hackers with links to the North Korean regime uploaded Android spyware onto the Google Play app store and were able to trick some people into downloading it, according to cybersecurity firm ...

A programmer said the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) installed spyware on his Android phone after he was detained in Moscow earlier this year. Security researchers confirmed that his phone had ...

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Summary: A report from the NCSC has revealed that there are dozens of legitimate-looking Android and iOS apps that are actually masquerading as spyware. Hackers typically use this spyware to spy on ...

SparkKitty Spyware Targets iOS and Android Through Fake Apps and Crypto Scams Your email has been sent Fake crypto and TikTok apps are being used to spread SparkKitty spyware on Android and iOS, ...

China's public security bureaus have allegedly installed the spyware on confiscated phones, according to research from cybersecurity vendor Lookout. Think twice about handing over your phone to ...

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a powerful spyware called EagleMsgSpy being used by law enforcement in China to monitor mobile devices. According to a report by cybersecurity firm Lookout, ...