Security researcher details 2 bugs in “popular” spyware/stalkerware apps Cocospy and Spyic. 1) Exposes the personal data of millions of people who have the apps unwittingly installed on their devices. Data includes messages, photos, and call logs. 2) Exposes the email addresses of the people who signed up with the intention of planting the app on someone’s device to covertly monitor them.

Researchers collected > 2M million email addresses of the spyware’s customers. These mobile stalkerware apps share the same source code and are apparently linked to Chinese software developers.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/stalkerware-apps-cocospy-spyic-exposing-phone-data-of-millions-of-people/ #security #spyware #cybersecurity #systemservice #mobilephone #china #stalkerware #Cocospy #Spyic #privacy