The hackers responsible for this audacious act claimed to have identified multiple vulnerabilities in WebDetective’s infrastructure and endpoints, effectively granting them access to the ill-gotten database. Once inside, they unearthed the grim reality that approximately 76,000 Android devices had fallen victim to this spyware, systematically plundering private and sensitive information from unsuspecting users.
What sets this incident apart is the hackers’ unconventional response. Instead of pilfering the amassed victim data and exposing it online, the group executed a more enigmatic maneuver: they systematically purged the compromised devices from the spyware’s network. In doing so, they effectively rendered the spyware useless, ensuring that infected devices could no longer transmit data to the spyware’s servers. When asked about their motive, the hackers cryptically replied, “because we could.”
