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For 2nd Time in 3 Years, Mobile Spyware Maker mSpy Leaks Millions of Sensitive Records

Krebs on Security

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 12 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

Android Apps Use Bluetooth and WiFi Scanning to Track Users Without GPS Cyber Insider Researchers found that 86% of apps they analyzed collect sensitive data, including location data stemming from scanning Wi-Fi network details, and collecting device identifiers.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 11 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

Data Broker Brags About Having Highly Detailed Personal Information on Nearly All Internet Users Gizmodo An owner of a data broker business brags and showcases his company's ability to deliver "personalized messaging at scale." Of course, personalized in this context means leveraging extensive amounts of data collected on people.

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Payment data of thousands of customers of UK and US online stores could have been compromised

Security Affairs

The domain name used for the sniffer’s codes storage and as a gate for stolen data collection was registered on May 7, 2018. Recent data breaches at British Airways and Ticketmaster proved this point. We dubbed this JS Sniffer family GMO because the malware uses gmo[.]li

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Best Anti-Malware Software for Mac 2025

eSecurity Planet

Unlike traditional antivirus programs, which primarily focus on viruses, anti-malware solutions address a wider array of threats, including spyware, adware, ransomware, and trojans. While effective, some users have privacy concerns about Avast’s data collection on user behavior. Visit Avast 5.

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Web tracking report: who monitored users’ online activities in 2023–2024 the most

SecureList

It also does not make you anonymous to your internet service provider (ISP) or protect you from adware or spyware that might be tracking your online behavior, cryptominers, or worse. Following Yandex is the local Tehran-based company Yektan (4.52%), which collects and analyzes data for advertising services.

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$12m Grindr fine shows GDPR’s got teeth

Malwarebytes

There’s plenty of rules and requirements for things such as data breaches or poor personal data notifications. Crucially, should you get your data protection wrong somewhere along the way, big fines may follow. Data privacy, and privacy policies, are an “uncool” story for many.