Jill and the BeenSTALKed
summary
Commercial stalkerware runs as hidden apps or iCloud access, costs $50–$200 subscriptions, and harvests texts, calls, GPS, photos and deleted messages after physical access or credential theft; vendors advertise disabling 2FA and hiding icons. OSINT and breached passwords enable access, and AVs catch surprisingly little. Reported growth is steep — 190% increase (Malwarebytes) and high prevalence metrics (SPARC, 6–7.5M affected; 1 in 8 admit use). Detection tools and services like TinyCheck and TallPoppy exist but enterprise MDM compromise and mRAT pushes remain real risks.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:35Meet Chloe
- 2:37Meet Joe
- 4:00Panel Overview
- 7:18What is Stalkerware
- 8:37Who uses Stalkerware
- 10:24How does Stalkerware work
- 11:07Cost of Stalkerware
- 14:20Ocean
- 18:33Stalker Wear
- 23:17High Level Overview
- 27:42Intention
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