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Brazilian phone spyware was hacked and victims’ devices ‘deleted’ from server (techcrunch.com)
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[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This could actually lead to negative outcomes for victims, if their attacker/stalker gets a notification that the connection is broken (the article also mentions this toward the end).

So while yes, it needs to be done safely.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Very true