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 ...

I still remember when my dad got his first smartphone. After a whole day of figuring out how it worked, he exclaimed, "Well, ...

Discover your iPhone's hidden spy detector feature that protects your privacy. Learn how built-in Apple tools detect tracking ...

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 data breach at the phone surveillance operation mSpy has exposed millions of its customers who bought access to the phone spyware app over the past decade, as well as the Ukrainian company behind it ...

Security researchers have discovered new spyware targeting Android users in Israel. Threat actors are using a fake version of the “RedAlert – Rocket Alerts” app to steal information from the victim’s ...

Update, Dec. 23, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 21 now includes advice for checking to determine if your iPhone has been infected by spyware using an app called Am I Secure? There is also ...

In what should be a surprise to absolutely no one, the Chinese spyware app that doubles as a Chinese propaganda app is promoting antisemitism and anti-Israel disinformation and feeding that content to ...

In a study published today on Techlicious, antivirus solutions from 12 major security vendors were shown to perform poorly against widely available spyware threats. Against nine apps that offer ...

Recent iPhone patches such as iOS 17.0.2 fix holes used to plant spyware. Spyware attacks are on the rise, with Apple fixing a number of iPhone flaws used to implant the stealthy malware onto its ...