Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach

By: Zack Whittaker

19 May 2025 at 09:10

The trio of spyware apps — hacked earlier this year — no longer work.

This sneaky Android spyware needs a password to uninstall. Here’s how to remove it without one.

By: Zack Whittaker

3 April 2025 at 08:24

A simple trick can remove malicious Android spyware apps that require a password to uninstall.

By: Zack Whittaker

19 March 2025 at 15:30

Another consumer-grade spyware operation was hacked in June 2024, which exposed thousands of Apple Account credentials.

By: Zack Whittaker

13 March 2025 at 12:05

Amazon won't say if it will stop hosting data from three phone surveillance operations that spilled private data on millions of people.

By: Zack Whittaker

27 February 2025 at 12:05

Another little-known phone monitoring outfit has quietly amassed half a million customers, whose email addresses are now in Have I Been Pwned.

By: Zack Whittaker

20 February 2025 at 12:30

This simple guide helps you identify and remove common consumer-grade spyware apps from your Android phone.

By: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

19 March 2025 at 15:35

Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger.

By: Zack Whittaker

20 February 2025 at 12:05

A bug in the Android and iPhone monitoring operations allows anyone to access private data exfiltrated from a victim's device.