According to TechCrunch, unnamed hackers reportedly breached the spyware firm WebDetetive, deleting device information to protect surveillance victims and denying spyware users new data. Engadget reports:  Users of the spyware won't get any new data from their targets. "Because #fuckstalkerware," th...

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A Brazilian phone spyware was hacked and victims’ devices 'deleted' from server

The program was used to spy on spouses and spouses. Now the data of the spies may also become public.

Élettársak, házastársak utáni kémkedésre használták a programot. Most nyilvánossá is válhatnak a kémkedők adatai.

Mobilos kémprogramra csaptak le a hackerek

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Budapest

Hungary

Hackers hit mobile spyware

Although we often get the opposite idea, hackers with a sense of justice and responsibility still exist on the Internet. This has just been proven, with one of the most recent attacks. The focus...

Apesar de muitas vezes ficarmos com a ideia contrária, ainda existem na Internet hackers com sentido de justiça e de responsabilidade. Isso acaba de ficar provado, com um dos mais recentes ataques. O foco...

Uma questão de justiça! Hackers atacam empresa que espalhava spyware

Sapo

Portugal

A matter of justice! Hackers attack company that spread spyware

A Portuguese-language spyware called WebDetetive has been used to compromise more than 76,000 Android phones in recent years across South America, largely in Brazil. WebDetetive is also the latest phone spyware company in recent months to have been hacked. In an undated note seen by TechCrunch, the unnamed hackers described how they found and exploited several security vulnerabilities that allowed them to compromise WebDetetive’s servers and acc…

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The WebDetetive breach compromised more than 76,000 devices, or more than 1.5 gigabytes of data freed from the server, according to the hackers.

Engadget

Benevolent hackers clear stalking spyware from 75,000 phones

slashdot.org

Benevolent Hackers Clear Stalking Spyware From 75,000 Phones

WebDetetive, a Portuguese-language spyware that compromised thousands of Android smartphones, was hacked by ‘white hat hackers who deleted its victim’s information from the network. According to TechCrunch, WebDetetive, which infiltrated over 76,000 Android phones, predominantly in Brazil and South America, fell victim to a cyberattack. The hackers claimed to have exploited multiple security vulnerabilities in WebDetetive’s servers and gained ac…

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‘White Hat’ Hackers Shut Down Spyware on 76,000 Smartphones

In a significant cybersecurity incident, WebDetetive, a Portuguese-language spyware notorious for compromising Android devices, has itself been hacked, leading to the alleged deletion of victim devices from its network.

Benevolent Hackers Clear Stalking Spyware From 75,000 Phones

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