Spies are more akin to great psychiatrists than action heroes. But the tactics that they use are very useful—and fascinating.

Attackers can then use this information to commit identity fraud. Some also sell this information to third parties like advertisers, marketing companies, or malicious actors for profit.

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Security experts at iVerify are warning that the iPhone spyware issue could be more widespread than previously thought.

But an HBO original documentary, “Surveilled,” says some governments use commercial spyware to monitor their own citizens. To learn more, John Yang speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning ...

The use of such trackers is only expected to increase, although many people have expressed concerns over this practice. Bossware works similarly to other spyware solutions, like parental control apps.

In recent years, commercial spyware has been deployed by more actors against a wider range of victims, but the prevailing narrative has still been that the malware is used in targeted attacks ...

Spies use this tactic frequently, revealing genuine personal details to build rapport with their targets. For instance, one spy shared with me that discussing his autistic son has helped him ...

At the mention of spies, images of Hollywood characters come to mind. We all love James Bond in a tuxedo driving an Aston Martin DB5 to his latest mission or Jason Bourne’s seemingly robotic ...