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A hacktivist has dug up more than half a million payment records from a provider of consumer-grade “stalkerware” phone monitoring apps, exposing the email addresses and…

A senior Democratic lawmaker with knowledge of some of the US government’s most secretive operations said he has “deep concerns” about some of the Central Intelligence…

London’s High Court awarded a Saudi satirist and human rights activist more than £3 million (US$4.1 million) in damages on Monday after finding “substantial evidence” that…

Microsoft provided the FBI with recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported…

Ireland is considering new legislation to give law enforcement agencies more surveillance powers, including a license to use spyware. The Irish government announced this week the…

The NSO Group, one of the most well-known and controversial makers of government spyware, published a new transparency report on Wednesday as the company enters what…

It was a normal day when Jay Gibson received an unexpected notification on his iPhone. “Apple has detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone,”…

Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras constantly scan the license plates of vehicles and their occupants, sometimes thousands a…

A stalkerware maker banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach exposed the personal information of its customers as well as the people it spied…

Spyware maker Intellexa remotely accessed some of its government customers’ monitoring systems, allowing company executives to see the personal data of people whose phones were hacked…