Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal https://arstechni.ca/KpB5 #pctattletale #stalkwerware #Security #spyware #legal
Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal

Spying doesn't become legal just because "cheaters" are the targets.

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Bryan Fleming, creator of pcTattletale, just pleaded guilty in US federal court for selling illegal stalkerware that let users secretly spy on phones and computers.

Read: https://hackread.com/pctattletale-stalkerware-founder-bryan-fleming-guilty/

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pcTattletale Founder Bryan Fleming Pleads Guilty in Federal Stalkerware Case

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#BryanFleming, founder of #spyware company #pcTattletale, pleaded #guilty to charges of #computerhacking and the sale of #surveillancesoftware. pcTattletale, which allowed users to spy on unsuspecting victims, was shut down in 2024. This is the first successful prosecution of a stalkerware operator in over a decade. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/founder-of-spyware-maker-pctattletale-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-and-advertising-surveillance-software/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software | TechCrunch

Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company.

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Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software | TechCrunch

Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company.

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I guess someone else but nor @maia decides #FuckStalkerware is a motto worth living by and decided to kick #pcTattletale in the groin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwDBgbhwfCQ&t=492s

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The founder of the spyware app pcTattletale said his company is “out of business and completely done” following a data breach over the weekend.

The shutdown comes days after a hacker defaced the spyware maker’s website and published links containing large amounts of data from pcTattletale’s servers, including databases of customers’ information and some victims’ stolen data.

#pcTattletale #stalkerware #spyware #databreach #cybersecurity #hackers #whitehat #hacked

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/28/pctattletale-spyware-shutters-data-breach/

Spyware maker pcTattletale says it's 'out of business' and shuts down after data breach | TechCrunch

The spyware maker's founder, Bryan Fleming, said pcTattletale is "out of business and completely done," following a data breach.

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EXCLUSIVE: Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers

The check-in computers at several hotels around the U.S. are running a remote access app, which is leaking screenshots of guest information to the internet.

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