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Spyware executive arrested, allegedly marketed mobile app for “stalkers”

  • 30 September 2014
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StealthGenie was "expressly designed for use by stalkers and domestic abusers."

by David Kravets - Sept 29 2014
 
The chief executive officer of a mobile spyware maker was arrested over the weekend, charged with allegedly illegally marketing an app that monitors calls, texts, videos, and other communications on mobile phones "without detection," federal prosecutors said.
 
The government said the prosecution [pdf] of Hammad Akbar, 31, of Pakistan, was the "first-ever" case surrounding advertising and the sales of mobile spyware targeting adults—in this case an app called StealthGenie.
“Selling spyware is not just reprehensible, it’s a crime,” Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell said in a statement. “Apps like StealthGenie are expressly designed for use by stalkers and domestic abusers who want to know every detail of a victim’s personal life—all without the victim’s knowledge."
 
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This man knew what he was doing and was trying to cash in on it ...but got caught, now he pays the price.
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By Eduard Kovacs on September 30, 2014
 
The chief executive of a company that develops and sells spying software for mobile devices has been indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in what's said to be the first-ever criminal case involving the advertisement and sale of mobile spyware.  
Pakistani national Hammad Akbar, 31, the CEO of InvoCode Pvt Ltd, the company that commercializes the StealthGenie spy application, has been charged with conspiracy, sale of a surreptitious interception device, advertisement of a known interception device, and advertising a device as a surreptitious interception device.
StealthGenie is a mobile application that can be used to listen to and record phone calls, intercept SMS messages, track an individual's location, read emails and instant messages, view multimedia files, monitor Internet activities and even control devices remotely. The application works on iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices and it's designed not to leave any clues that could reveal its existence to the targeted individual.
StealthGenie users must install the application by gaining physical access to the targeted device. The information collected by the app can then be accessed through the StealthGenie website. The spy application has been sold for up to $200, the price of a premium package for a period of 12 months.
 
 
SecurityWeek/ Article/ http://www.securityweek.com/us-authorities-indict-maker-mobile-spy-app-stealthgenie
 
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By Brian Prince on November 26, 2014 A Danish citizen pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to selling StealthGenie, a spyware application capable of remotely monitoring calls, texts, videos and other communications on mobile devices undetected.
 
Hammad Akbar, 31, chief executive officer of InvoCode Pvt. Limited and Cubitium Limited, was ordered to pay a fine of $500,000 for advertising and selling StealthGenie online. StealthGenie could be installed on a variety of mobile phones, including the iPhone, Android devices, and Blackberry. Once installed, it could intercept all conversations and text messages sent using the phone. The app was undetectable by most users and was advertised as being untraceable, according to authorities.
 
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By Brian Prince on November 26, 2014
 
A Danish citizen pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to selling StealthGenie, a spyware application capable of remotely monitoring calls, texts, videos and other communications on mobile devices undetected.
 
Hammad Akbar, 31, chief executive officer of InvoCode Pvt. Limited and Cubitium Limited, was ordered to pay a fine of $500,000 for advertising and selling StealthGenie online. StealthGenie could be installed on a variety of mobile phones, including the iPhone, Android devices, and Blackberry. Once installed, it could intercept all conversations and text messages sent using the phone. The app was undetectable by most users and was advertised as being untraceable, according to authorities.
 
"Spyware is an electronic eavesdropping tool that secretly and illegally invades individual privacy," said Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell, in a statement. "Make no mistake: selling spyware is a federal crime, and the Criminal Division will make a federal case out if it. [Tuesday's] guilty plea by a creator of the StealthGenie spyware is another demonstration of our commitment to prosecuting those who would invade personal privacy."
 
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