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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. Everything has a bright side by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Funny

    All your stuff is backed up... somewhere

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    1. Re:Everything has a bright side by Noah+Haders · · Score: 3, Funny

      I liked how when there was that kerfluffle over hillary's missing emails, a congressman wrote the NSA a letter directing them to retrieve the data.

    2. Re:Everything has a bright side by silentcoder · · Score: 3, Funny

      Linus used to say "Don't make backups, just stick your stuff on an FTP server and let the world copy it"... I don't think he meant that it was supposed to happen without your consent or knowledge however.

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  2. Re:And the NSA is grabbing it as we speak ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    You joking? The NSA already had this data.

  3. Re:LOL by Narcocide · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Its cute how you assume most people can learn from their mistakes by tracing decision to result to cause to unintended effect.

  4. Re:And the NSA is grabbing it as we speak ... by johnsnails · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oblig dilbert...

  5. It's a real shame... by jenningsthecat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...that the data stolen belonged to people whose privacy was already being grossly invaded, rather than to the fuckwits who thought it was a good idea to spy on their family members.

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    1. Re:It's a real shame... by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The people who's data was spied upon, never agreed to any EULA.

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  6. Re:Don't make illegal items, except for us... by Narcocide · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Its a real simple marketing trick actually. Don't call it "spyware" or "wiretapping", call it "security" and "monitoring" and make sure to mention "for the children" and you're all good.

  7. Re:Probably true by Noah+Haders · · Score: 4, Informative

    A clarification, you can't install mspy unless you jailbreak your iPhone. I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese jail breaking packages come with mspy pre-configured... Also, no jailbreak exists for iOS 8.3, the current version.

  8. Re:How does iPhone spyware even work? by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Never mind - I found it myself. Short answer: either jailbreak the phone or give them your victim's iCloud credentials so they can trawl the backup files.

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  9. Re:Don't make illegal items, except for us... by Z00L00K · · Score: 4, Funny

    Akbar - It's a trap!

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  10. Re:MSpy Tor Onion Address? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not that it helps because the hoster has said they have disabled the downloads for 1-2 days but its

    http://mspycomkftki3h54.onion/