Apple is warning users about a surge in highly advanced “mercenary spyware” attacks that can take control of a device without ...

Microsoft Corp.’s announcement last week that it has purchased a small vendor of antispyware tools serves to highlight the growing seriousness of the spyware problem for users, according to security ...

Users are advised to update the phone to the latest operating system in order to prevent the latest spyware attack.

Microsoft Thursday released a free trial copy of anti-spyware software it purchased last month, marking the company’s entry into the fast-growing market for products that block surreptitious snooping ...

Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you type, where you click, and which accounts you open, often for months ...

Like viruses and other harmful programs, spyware is a huge security problem. Worse than a typical virus, a spyware program can send corporate data directly from your company’s client computers to an ...

Tools designed to fight off a spyware “epidemic” are expected to get close scrutiny from corporate users at next week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. Spyware, which was a low-priority item on many ...

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On top of collecting operators' profits and money for consumer redress, commission would like ability to impose civil fines on companies issuing spyware Organizations and law enforcement agencies ...

Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the ...