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Security Breach Reveals Catwatchful Spyware Is Snooping on Thousands of Phones - Here's How to Stay Safe
- Security researcher Eric Daigle exposed a data breach in June revealing Catwatchful spyware leaked details of over 62,000 customers and 26,000 victims' phone data.
- The breach resulted from a misconfigured, unauthenticated custom API used by Catwatchful, allowing open internet access without login to sensitive user data.
- Catwatchful, a stealth Android stalkerware disguised as a child-monitoring app, collects photos, messages, real-time location, ambient audio, and camera feeds from victims' phones.
- The developer, Uruguay-based Omar Soca Charcov, was identified through data linking his personal email and admin account, and Google was notified with Play Protect updated to detect Catwatchful.
- Hosting was briefly suspended but later restored, the database remains online, and the breach highlights ongoing risks of spyware apps which can be detected and removed using available guides.
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Stealth app Catwatchful caught spying on thousands of phones, leak reveals emails, passwords and its own admin
Catwatchful, a stealth spyware app used to spy on phones, has been breached, exposing thousands of victims and even its administrator. The leak reveals passwords, private data, and developer details.
Security breach reveals Catwatchful spyware is snooping on thousands of phones - here's how to stay safe - WorldNL Magazine
Image Credit: Flickr (Image credit: Shutterstock) Catwatchful data leak affects 62,000 victims, including 26,000 victims' phone dataThe dodgy developer outed himself by reusing an email addressGoogle has committed to warning users about the appSecurity researcher Eric Daigle has revealed information about a serious data breach affecting Catwatchful, an Android spyware app disguised as a child monitoring tool.A full user database with plaintext …
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Catwatchful data leak affects 62,000 victims, including 26,000 victims’ phone data The dodgy developer outed himself by reusing an email address Google has committed to warning users about the app Security researcher Eric Daigle has revealed information about a serious data breach affecting Catwatchful, an Android spyware app disguised as a child monitoring tool. A full user database with plaintext passwords and email addresses affecting over 62…
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Malware Analysis, News and IndicatorsData breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones
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