NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- As we recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we want to shed light on a type of abuse that many don't even realize is such a problem. It's a tool readily ...

Note: This story contains descriptions of digital abuse and references to domestic violence. Early in her marriage, Samantha noticed that her husband would disappear into the bathroom for a long time.

Mobile stalkerware, also known as spouseware, is monitoring software silently installed by a stalker onto a victim’s device without the victim’s knowledge. Generally, the stalker needs to have ...

Detections rates for stalkerware applications on Android and Windows devices are slowly improving, according to the findings of a seven-month research project carried out by independent antivirus ...

The defining feature of 2020 is the global coronavirus pandemic, and a grim effect of the stay-at-home orders has been the documented increase in domestic abuse. If someone is in an abusive ...

Of all the “wares” out there, “stalkerware” is one of the most frightening. There’s nothing fun about malware or ransomware, and these can leave you feeling foolish and abused. But stalkerware is ...

Stalkerware is often installed secretly on mobile phones by abusive spouses, ex partners and other close contacts to spy on their targets TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The ...

Cyber attacks and malware are one of the biggest threats on the internet. Learn about the different types of malware - and how to avoid falling victim to attacks. Read now Google has updated its Play ...

Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams. Cybersecurity companies are partnering ...

A stalkerware maker who was banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, as well as the people they were spying on, will not be ...

A massive cache of leaked data reveals the inner workings of a stalkerware operation that is spying on hundreds of thousands of people around the world, including Americans. The leaked data includes ...