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mSpy data breach (2015)

In May 2015, the "monitoring" software known as mSpy suffered a major data breach. The software (allegedly often used to spy on unsuspecting victims), stored extensive personal information within their online service which after being breached, was made freely available on the internet.

Victim
mSpy
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699.8K
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Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2015-05-14, mSpy was affected by a data breach. Approximately 699,793 accounts were exposed. In May 2015, the "monitoring" software known as mSpy suffered a major data breach. The software (allegedly often used to spy on unsuspecting victims), stored extensive personal information within their online service which after being breached, was made freely available on the internet.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#mSpy
  2. mspy.comhttps://mspy.com

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