Report: Spyware Maker’s Data Leak Exposes Malware Used on Windows, Mac, Android, and Chromebook Devices

A source familiar with the breach provided TechCrunch with files from the company’s servers, detailing device activity logs from phones, tablets, and computers monitored by Spytech. Some files date back to early June. TechCrunch confirmed the authenticity of the data by analyzing logs, including those from the company’s CEO, who installed the spyware on his own device.

The leaked data reveals that Spytech’s software, including Realtime-Spy and SpyAgent, has compromised over 10,000 devices since 2013. These include Android devices, Chromebooks, Macs, and Windows PCs globally.

Spytech is the latest in a series of spyware makers hacked in recent years, being the fourth this year alone, according to TechCrunch.

When contacted, Spytech CEO Nathan Polencheck stated that TechCrunch’s email was the first he had heard of the breach and that he was investigating the situation.

Spytech produces remote access applications, often labeled as “stalkerware,” marketed for parental control but also advertised for spousal surveillance. Monitoring activities of children or employe

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