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Mobile Spy Software Maker MSpy Hacked, Customer Data Leaked

Posted by samzenpus on from the have-some-information dept.

pdclarry writes: mSpy sells a software-as-a-service package that claims to allow you to spy on iPhones. It is used by ~2 million people to spy on their children, partners, Exes, etc. The information gleaned is stored on mSpy's servers. Brian Krebs reports that mSpy has been hacked and their entire database of several hundred GB of their customer's data has been posted on the Dark Web. The trove includes Apple IDs and passwords, as well as the complete contents of phones that have mSpy installed. So much for keeping your children safe.

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  1. Re:Probably true by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I notice that every Android device I buy has spyware pre-installed on it, so for my Samsung devices, its stuff like sysscope, DSMLawMo and other 'support' apps, that actually take control of the phone or tablet completely and remotely to do support I don't want or need, and cannot be disabled.

    And Apple DID install Carrier IQ, as the US carriers requires it to as a condition for them selling the phone.
    http://www.computerworld.com/article/2499676/security0/update--how-to-turn-off-carrier-iq-on-your-iphone.html

    So you might be smug and believe that your Apple phone is free from Spyware, but the PRISM document named Apple as an NSA data provider and if they're under a requirement to install spyware then the only thing they've done is to hide it better.

  2. It's not safe to upload data to server of mspy by JasonKaven · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Because the logs recorded by mSpy are all stored in their websites or server, it's easy to reveal the information of customers when they got hacked. http://ikeymonitor.com/mspy-ha...