Data breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones

ronjor · Jul 3, 2025

Zack Whittaker July 2, 2025

Catwatchful is spyware masquerading as a child monitoring app that claims to be “invisible and cannot be detected,” all the while uploading the victim’s phone’s private contents to a dashboard viewable by the person who planted the app. The stolen data includes the victims’ photos, messages, and real-time location data. The app can also remotely tap into the live ambient audio from the phone’s microphone and access both front and rear phone cameras.
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stapp · Jul 25, 2025

Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers
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When asked by TechCrunch, Google would not say why it took a month to investigate and suspend the operation’s Firebase account. The company’s own terms of use broadly prohibit its customers from hosting malicious software or spyware operations on its platforms. As a for-profit company, Google has a commercial interest in retaining customers who pay for its services.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/g...hone-spyware-operation-hosted-on-its-servers/

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