Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users
A security flaw in the app, Catwatchful, allowed researchers to download a trove of sensitive data, which belonged to account holders who used the covert app to monitor phones.
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Content warning: Domestic abuse, stalking, controlling behavior, Schadenfreude, irony.
A new data leak shows the dangers of secret, silent #stalkerware. An app known as #Catwatchful appears to be just as insecure as all the others.
The Catwatchful app’s user login database was vulnerable to a simple #SQLinjection attack. In #SBBlogwatch, we call for Little Bobby Tables.
@TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongGroup @SecurityBlvd: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/07/catwatchful-stalkerware-data-breach-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&utm_medium=social&utm_content=richisoc&utm_campaign=richisoc
(Also known as #spouseware and #creepware, this vile trade enables all manner of frightening and dangerous abuse, from stalking to serious sexual assault. It’s no laughing matter.)
Data #breach reveals #Catwatchful 'stalkerware' is #spying on thousands of phones | TechCrunch
A #security #vulnerability in a stealthy #Android #spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator.
#stalkerware #stalker #privacy
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