Spyware can secretly track, record, and steal data from your phone. Watch for strange behavior, data spikes, or unknown apps as signs. Use antivirus tools, update often, and avoid untrusted app ...

An international media effort reports that governments tracked the phones of activists, politicians and journalists ...

Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons ...

Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you type, where you click, and which accounts you open, often for months ...

For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance technology is intended to be used only against serious criminals and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Apple iPhone and Google Android users across the world are being ...

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Rescinded sanctions and reactivated contracts have created confusion about the Trump administration's spyware policy and where it draws the line.