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Spyware

Malware that covertly monitors a victim's activity — keystrokes, browsing habits, location, communications — and transmits the collected data to an attacker, typically without any visible sign of infection. Commercial 'stalkerware' and nation-state-grade spyware fall on different ends of the same technical spectrum.

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Fake Bahrain Alert Apps Deploy Android Surveillance Malware

Analyzing fake Bahrain alert apps distributing four-stage Android surveillance malware via phony app stores, exploiting geopolitical tensions for extensive data…

Runtime Rebel Intel

4 min read · Jul 22, 2026

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