A data breach involving the consumer-grade spyware operation, SpyX, has come to light, affecting nearly two million individuals, including Apple users. Though the breach occurred in June 2024, it went unreported until now. SpyX is the 25th mobile spyware operation identified with a data breach since 2017, underscoring the risks posed by such technologies. Data breach expert Troy Hunt received details of the leak, which included unique account records primarily affiliated with SpyX and its clones, without any notification to customers by SpyX's operators.
The breach reveals that SpyX and two other related mobile apps had records on almost two million people, including thousands of Apple users.
The SpyX family of mobile spyware is the 25th surveillance operation since 2017 known to have experienced a data breach, indicating the growth of consumer-grade spyware.
Troy Hunt noted that the breach included 1.97 million unique account records, raising concerns about data privacy for users of SpyX and its clones.
Despite the breach being significant, SpyX's operators failed to notify customers or acknowledge the incident, raising ethical concerns in the spyware industry.
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