In a remarkable turn of events, hackers have launched a daring attack on the creators of a widely used mobile spyware tool, erasing all the data collected on victims and revealing the identities of those who patronized this malicious service. This unexpected twist in the world of cyber espionage comes courtesy of a report by TechCrunch, sparked by a tip-off from DDoSecrets, a nonprofit transparency group specializing in documenting data leaks.
The investigation centered around a substantial 1.5GB database, received by TechCrunch from an undisclosed hacking collective. This database allegedly originated from WebDetective, a mobile spyware application tailored for the Portuguese-speaking community. While the report did not explicitly name the hackers, it did unveil a staggering revelation that the majority of the victims targeted by this spyware were situated in Brazil.
