Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers

Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers

Google has suspended the Firebase account of Catwatchful following a TechCrunch investigation. The spyware operation was caught using Google's own servers to host and run its surveillance app, which was stealthily monitoring thousands of people's phones.

Google Delayed 30 Days as Catwatchful Spyware Operated Now

Google has finally suspended the Firebase account used by Catwatchful, an Android spyware operation that quietly hosted stolen data on Google’s developer platform. The move comes nearly four weeks after TechCrunch first alerted Google to the presence of the stalkerware service on Firebase, prompting questions about why enforcement took so long. Investigation and Shutdown Delay TechCrunch reported the existence of Catwatchful’s backend database o…

Catwatchful Exposed: Inside the Spyware App Google Hosted for Weeks

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