‘Stalkerware’ Seller Shuts Down Apps ‘Indefinitely’ After Getting Hacked Again

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‘Stalkerware’ Seller Shuts Down Apps ‘Indefinitely’ After Getting Hacked Again

March 7th, 2018

Awake Goy

A company that sells spyware to regular consumers is “immediately and indefinitely halting” all of its services, just a couple of weeks after a new damaging hack.

Retina-X Studios, which sells several products marketed to parents and employers to keep tabs on their children and employees—but also used by jealous partners to spy on their significant others—announced that its shutting down all its spyware apps on Tuesday with a message at the top of its website.

“Regrettably Retina-X Studios, which offers cutting edge technology that helps parents and employers gather important information on devices they own, has been the victim of sophisticated and repeated illegal hackings,” read the message, which was titled “important note” in all caps.