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Note that not all apps with background activity are spyware. Your phone has multiple system apps running in the background to ensure proper functioning. It’s important to look for other signs as ...

Amnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian ...

The Serbian government exploited Qualcomm zero-days to unlock and infect Android devices with a new spyware named 'NoviSpy,' ...

As tech companies make it harder to infect phones remotely, governments are using physical access to the devices of activists ...

In case you suspect that someone from law enforcement is tracking your phone, it might be wise to use another device to look for information on what are spy apps exactly and what they can do.

Chinese authorities have been using a powerful surveillance tool, called EagleMsgSpy, to covertly monitor Android smartphones ...

Citizen Lab documented a case earlier in 2024 in which the Russian intelligence agency FSB allegedly installed spyware on the phone of Russian citizen Kirill Parubets, an opposition political ...

China's public security bureaus have allegedly installed the spyware on confiscated phones, according to research from ...

Amnesty International says Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by ...

Israeli forensics firm Cellebrite has been linked to an Android zero-day used to secretly install spyware on Serbian ...