mSpy (2024) Data Breach

What happened?

In June 2024, a huge trove of data from spyware maker mSpy was obtained by hacktivists and published online . Comprising of 142GB of user data and support tickets along with 176GB of more than half a million attachments, the data contained 2.4M unique email addresses, IP addresses names and photos. The data was predominantly support tickets seeking help to install the spyware on target devices, whilst the attachments contained various data including screen grans of financial transactions, photos of credit cards and nude selfies.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is June 9, 2024. The record was added to the catalogue on July 11, 2024 and last updated there on July 12, 2024.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• IP addresses
• Names
• Photos

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with mSpy (2024) or used mspy.com around June 9, 2024. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.