A shuttered Coop supermarket store is pictured in Stockholm, Sweden on July 3, 2021, during an ongoing “colossal” cyber-attack affecting organizations around the world. (Photo by ALI LORESTANI/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
Under normal circumstances, stalkerware can make it difficult for domestic violence victims to get support since it can monitor targets’ every move on their phones. But during a pandemic, stalkerware can make it near impossible for victims to get help. (Scoop News Group / Danny McGarvey)
Stalkerware detections have increased, some security researchers say, as the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to possibly quarantine with domestic abusers.
Cybersecurity giant Trend Micro has apologized after researchers discovered that a number of the company's consumer-facing apps were collecting users’ browser history.