Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data

3 years ago by L4sBot to c/technology

Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data::A June data breach wiped out the spyware maker's servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims' phones.

Stuka 33 points 3 years ago

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autotldr 28 points 3 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Poland-based spyware LetMeSpy is no longer operational and said it will shut down after a June data breach wiped out its servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims’ phones.

In a notice on its website in both English and Polish, LetMeSpy confirmed the “permanent shutdown” of the spyware service and that it would cease operations by the end of August.

A separate notice on LetMeSpy’s former login page, which no longer functions, confirmed earlier reports that the hacker who breached the spyware operation also deleted the data on its servers.

A copy of the database was obtained by nonprofit transparency collective DDoSecrets, which indexes leaked datasets in the public interest, and shared with TechCrunch for analysis.

The database also contained information that shows the spyware was developed by a Krakow-based tech company called Radeal, whose chief executive Rafal Lidwin did not respond to a request for comment.

Spytrac, a spyware with more than a million user records in its database, was confirmed to be operated by Support King, a tech company banned from the surveillance industry by federal regulators in 2021 for previously failing to secure stolen data from its then-flagship spyware app, SpyFone.


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Elephant0991 19 points 3 years ago

Not saying that it shouldn't be shut down, but it sounds suspiciously convenient. No backups?

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rostby 6 points 3 years ago

It’s bullshit but I have no idea why

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UntouchedWagons 12 points 3 years ago

Oh the beautiful irony.

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naevaTheRat 6 points 3 years ago

turnabout is fair play

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Jimmycakes 5 points 3 years ago

Womp Womp.

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Gutless2615 3 points 3 years ago

Fuck yeah.

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