#Stalkerware
Zwei große Optiker-Ketten bekommen den Big Brother Award. Die Laudatorin kritisiert die dort vertriebenen Smart Glasses als „getarnte Stalkerware“.
Big Brother Award wegen Smart Glasses: Fielmann und Apollo bekommen Auszeichnung für Stalkerware
Zwei große Optiker-Ketten bekommen den Big Brother Award. Die Laudatorin kritisiert die dort vertriebenen Smart Glasses als „getarnte Stalkerware“.
taz.de
September 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
cool stalkerware-and-also-other-shit story in the works :3
March 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
There are only two kinds of stalkerware: stalkerware that leaks data about victims (and occasionally customers) and stalkerware that security researchers haven’t looked at yet.
October 5, 2023 at 8:21 PM
You know what I love? Watching stalkerware companies get shut down. techcrunch.com/2024/02/02/p...
Stalkerware apps PhoneSpector and Highster appear shut down after NY settlement | TechCrunch
The domains, servers, websites and backend infrastructure known to be used by PhoneSpector and Highster stalkerware are also no longer online.
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2024 at 10:31 PM
CZM Rewind: Stalkerware ft. @crimew.gay

Robert and Mia talk with famed No Fly List hacker maia arson crimew about the shady industry of stalkerware, spy software that allows people to spy on their victims' devices.

@iwriteok.bsky.social @miawong.bsky.social

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December 26, 2024 at 9:42 PM
EFF teamed up with AV Comparatives to see how well anti-virus apps detect stalkerware on Android phones.

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“These glasses are cringe stalkerware and as we already see every cool person hates them”

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August 24, 2026 at 8:50 AM
A hacktivist has scraped more than half-a-million payment records from a provider of consumer-grade stalkerware apps, because stalkerware makers don't give a shit about the security of their products.

techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/h...
Exclusive: Hacktivist scrapes over 500,000 stalkerware customers' payment records
More than half-a-million people who bought access to phone surveillance and social media snooping apps had their email address and partial payment card numbers published online.
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I am very much in favor of moving the emphasis away from stalkerware and over to the broader problem of tech-enabled abuse because stalkerware is just one tool in a very big toolbox.
May 29, 2026 at 12:58 AM
BREAKING: #FuckStalkerware pt. 7 - israeli national police found trying to purchase stalkerware

for the first time ever, we can prove governments, intelligence companies and data brokers have tried to strike deals with mSpy, a stalkerware company

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israeli national police found trying to purchase stalkerware - #FuckStalkerware pt. 7
they're in pleasant company with other governments, intelligence companies, and data brokers
maia.crimew.gay
June 9, 2024 at 1:03 AM
those kinds of reddit communities are also a really big driving force behind the popularity of stalkerware and gps tracking devices people use to stalk their spouses

(reddit screenshot via BigBicNick on twitter)
September 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Stalkerware data leaks are one of the few ways in which we can get insight into the scope of stalkerware as a problem. 2.65 million unique email addresses were registered with Cocospy and Spyic. That's a lot of stalking.
February 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tale as old as time: hackers hack stalkerware company because stalkerware is low-quality crap.

techcrunch.com/2023/08/26/b...
August 29, 2023 at 4:06 AM
Wondering which anti-virus app to use to scan for stalkerware on your Android? EFF and AV Comparatives put them to the test. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF Teams Up With AV Comparatives to Test Android Stalkerware
EFF has, for many years, raised the alarm about the proliferation of stalkerware—commercially-available apps designed to be installed covertly on another person’s device to exfiltrate data from that
www.eff.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
here's all my writing and research on stalkerware and gps trackers so far (more coming soon)

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maia.crimew.gay
September 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social joined @kqednews.kqed.org’s “Close All Tabs” to discuss how her cybersecurity background let her help survivors of stalkerware abuse, and how activists & researchers are beginning to turn the tide against a sprawling, largely hidden industry. www.kqed.org/news/120817...
Somebody’s Watching Me: The Crackdown on Stalkerware | KQED
In 2018, researcher Eva Galperin made a discovery about a colleague. He had been sexually abusing women for decades, and threatening to expose their private information using “stalkerware” — hidden applications that allow people to spy on another person’s private life through their mobile device. This set Eva on a new path. She went on to found the Coalition Against Stalkerware, a network of researchers and advocacy groups working to limit the spread of stalkerware and support survivors of tech-
www.kqed.org
April 29, 2026 at 9:28 PM
There are so many reasons you shouldn't use stalkerware and @lorenzofb.bsky.social lays them all out for you right here: techcrunch.com/2024/05/31/h...
Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps | TechCrunch
Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger.
techcrunch.com
June 1, 2024 at 1:43 AM
i don't think "if the stalkerware didn't exist someone else would simply make the stalkerware" is a good argument in favor of making the stalkerware or of using the stalkerware
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
EFF and AV Comparatives team up to see how well anti-virus apps detect Android stalkerware. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF Teams Up With AV Comparatives to Test Android Stalkerware
EFF has, for many years, raised the alarm about the proliferation of stalkerware—commercially-available apps designed to be installed covertly on another person’s device to exfiltrate data from that
www.eff.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wondering which anti-virus app to use to scan for stalkerware on your Android? EFF and AV Comparatives put them to the test. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF Teams Up With AV Comparatives to Test Android Stalkerware
EFF has, for many years, raised the alarm about the proliferation of stalkerware—commercially-available apps designed to be installed covertly on another person’s device to exfiltrate data from that
www.eff.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
EFF and AV Comparatives team up to see how well anti-virus apps detect Android stalkerware. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF Teams Up With AV Comparatives to Test Android Stalkerware
EFF has, for many years, raised the alarm about the proliferation of stalkerware—commercially-available apps designed to be installed covertly on another person’s device to exfiltrate data from that
www.eff.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
new on stalkerware stupidity ✨

edit by me!
NEW BLOG POST: Gbyte leaks gigabytes of data - #FuckStalkerware pt. 8

the tale of a chinese stalkerware service with fully remote android spying, plus an MMO boosting service and patented ToS violations

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January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I was featured in a UK documentary about stalkerware, an insidious kind of phone surveillance I've investigated for years.

In this deep-dive for this.weekinsecurity.com, I look back at what I've learned during my investigations, why stalkerware is a global threat, and what actually gives me hope.
I've investigated 'stalkerware' for five years. Here's what I've learned
Stalkerware is a pervasive surveillance used by millions around the world, but these operations keep getting hacked and leaking victims' private phone data.
this.weekinsecurity.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“One of the most striking aspects of this case is the extent to which stalkerware companies like pcTattletale operate out in the open,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @techcrunch.com. “I hope that this case changes the risk calculus for makers of stalkerware.”
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Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software | TechCrunch
Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company.
techcrunch.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Joseph talks to Zack Whittaker all about stalkerware, the pervasive malware that ordinary people install on their partners' phones.
Millions of People Are Installing Malware on Their Partners’ Phones (with Zack Whittaker)
Joseph talks to Zack Whittaker all about stalkerware, the pervasive malware that ordinary people install on their partners' phones.
www.404media.co
May 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM