July 15, 2024 at 10:06AM
Over 310GB of data from spyware maker mSpy, including 2.4 million unique emails, was leaked online and obtained by data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned. The leaked data includes user information, attachments, and support tickets from high-profile individuals. mSpy, advertised as a parental control application, has been misused for surveillance purposes.
Based on the provided meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
– More than 310 gigabytes of data from mSpy, a spyware maker, was leaked online in June and obtained by data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned.
– The leaked data includes over 2.4 million unique emails and 142 gigabytes of user data, including email addresses, IP addresses, and names obtained from support tickets.
– An additional 176 gigabytes of attachments, such as screen captures of financial transactions, photos of credit cards, and selfies, was also leaked.
– Some of the leaked data includes support tickets from senior-ranking US military personnel, a court judge, a county sheriff’s office, and a government department’s watchdog.
– Leaked email addresses also belong to individuals being monitored through mSpy, journalists, and US law enforcement filing legal demands with the company.
– The leaked information was allegedly stolen from mSpy owner Brainstack’s Zendesk customer support system in May and spans over the past decade.
– mSpy, advertised as a parental control application, is being used as surveillanceware (or spyware) to monitor individuals in real time, without their knowledge or consent, which is illegal.
– The company appears to be aware of the illicit use of the application.
– mSpy has faced at least two previous data breaches in 2015 and 2018, resulting in the leak of user information.
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