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Brazilian phone spyware was hacked and victims’ devices ‘deleted’ from server (techcrunch.com)
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[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The hackers said that dashboard access also allowed them to delete victim devices from the spyware network altogether, effectively severing the connection at the server level to prevent the device from uploading new data. “Which we definitely did. Because we could. Because #fuckstalkerware,” the hackers wrote in the note.

The world needs more digital vigilantes

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This could actually lead to negative outcomes for victims, if their attacker/stalker gets a notification that the connection is broken (the article also mentions this toward the end).

So while yes, it needs to be done safely.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Very true