With all the above examples, the bottom line is that there could be software running with a surveillance intent on your device. You install pirated software on your computer, but this software additionally contains spyware functionality.
You could be prompted to install a new and unknown app on your phone.You could share a computer or your password with someone, and they secretly install the spyware on your computer.You could leave your laptop unlocked and unattended in a public place, and someone could install spyware on your computer.You could visit a website that prompts you to access your camera or audio devices, even though the website doesn’t legitimately have that need.You could visit a website and be asked to download and install some software you weren’t there to get.You could visit a website with your web browser and a pop-up prompts you to install a browser extension or addon.Depending on what type of device, this could manifest in a variety of ways, but here are a few specific examples: It often needs to first be installed or initiated. Spyware, much like any other malware, doesn’t just appear on a device. This surveillance could include but is not limited to logging keystrokes, capturing what websites you are visiting, looking at your locally stored files/passwords, and capturing audio or video within proximity to the device. Spyware is a sub-category of malware that’s aimed at surveilling the behavior of human target(s) using a given device where the spyware is running. Spyware has been in the news recently with stories like the Apple security vulnerability that allowed devices to be infected without the owner knowing it, and a former editor of The New York Observer being charged with a felony for unlawfully spying on his spouse with spyware.
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