cyberstalking
Ironic: LetMeSpy Spyware Hackers Were Hacked (by Hackers)
Content warning: Abuse, stalking, controlling behavior, Schadenfreude, irony, doxxing ...
Supreme Court to Address Online Threats to Celebrities
On April 19, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Counterman v. Colorado, a case readdressing the question of the mental state the government has to demonstrate to ...
DEA Using AirTags to Track Packages (and Drug Manufacturers)
It was recently reported in Forbes that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was using Apple’s AirTags to help track drug manufacturers. According to the March 23 article by Thomas Brewster, “[B]order ...
Tile Trackers Accountability Mode
One of the problems with tracking devices is that they can be used for good or for evil. When used for good, they can help you locate a stolen purse, a stolen ...
Apple Failed—AirTag has a HUGE Stalking Problem
One year on, the Apple AirTag product has proved the dire predictions correct: They’re being used to “stalk and harass women.” ...
Apple AirTag Android App is Absolutely Awful—Tracker Detect Fail
Apple is proud to announce its anti-stalking app for Android: Tracker Detect lets Android users scan for malicious, hidden AirTag trackers ...
Stalkers: ‘Ugly Truth’ of Facebook Staff Abusing Private Data
A new book exposes yet another Facebook failure for the social media firm to say sorry about. But nothing’s going to change ...
eBay Employees Charged With Cyberstalking Critics
eBay’s tumble into an ignoble existence has been fast and furious. This past week we saw six former eBay executives charged with cyberstalking, all of whom had been fired following the company’s ...
Stalkerware? Spouseware? Creepware? Just Call It Horrific
The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) is stepping up its fight against Stalkerware. It’s asking for help from AV vendors, phone platform makers, and law enforcement. It’s time to put an end to it ...
Serial Swatter and Stalker Mir Islam Arrested for Allegedly Dumping Body in River
A 22-year-old man convicted of cyberstalking and carrying out numerous bomb threats and swatting attacks -- including a 2013 swatting incident at my home -- was arrested Sunday morning in the Philippines ...
