Mobile stalkerware is on the rise

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Mobile stalkerware, which is software silently installed by stalkers onto victims’ mobile devices without their knowledge, is on the rise, an ESET research finds. In 2019, ESET telemetry recorded almost five times more Android stalkerware detections than in 2018, and in 2020, almost 1.5 times more were recorded than in 2019. In addition, serious vulnerabilities were discovred in Android stalkerware apps and their monitoring servers that could result in serious user impact if exploited. For stalkerware vendors, to stay … More

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