Hacktivist Scrapes Over 500,000 Stalkerware Customers’ Payment Records
Stalkerware hack reveals payment records of 536,000 customers who paid to secretly monitor partners' phones and accounts.
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Hacktivist Scrapes Over 500,000 Stalkerware Customers’ Payment Records
Stalkerware Hack Exposes 500K Spy App Customers A hacktivist has exposed payment records belonging to more than 536,000 customers of consumer surveillance apps designed to secretly monitor phones, messages, and social media accounts. The breach reveals email addresses, partial credit card details, and subscription amounts paid to services explicitly marketed for spying on spouses and partners—activities that violate privacy laws in numerous jurisdictions. Security researchers verified the authenticity of the dataset, which traces back to a Ukrainian software vendor operating under multiple brand names including uMobix, Geofinder, and Xnspy. Credit: Svetlana Borovkova / Getty Images What Is Stalkerware and Why It's Dangerous Stalkerware refers to commercial applications installed covertly on smartphones to harvest intimate digital activity without the device owner's knowledge. Once deployed, these apps silently collect text messages, call logs, precise location data, photos, browsi…
