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TechCrunch reported this week that at least 27 stalkerware companies globally have suffered major data breaches or accidentally leaked sensitive victim information online since 2017. This revelation follows a recent massive data spill involving the surveillance app uMobix, highlighting a systemic failure in the industry to protect the privacy of both its customers and the individuals being surreptitiously monitored. These companies, which market software designed to track location and communications without a target's knowledge, are increasingly targeted by hackers or exposed by security researchers due to their notoriously poor security protocols. The scope of these leaks is particularly alarming because of the nature of the data involved. Stalkerware apps typically gain deep permissions on a mobile device, allowing them to intercept text messages, call logs, photographs, and real-time GPS coordinates. When these companies are breached, this intimate data—which was already being accessed without the subject’s consent—is often left on open servers or uploaded to the public web. Security experts note that these incidents effectively result in the double-victimization of monitored individuals, whose private lives are first exposed to a stalker and then to the broader internet. In addition to the uMobix case, the tally of compromised firms includes high-profile names in the surveillance industry that have repeatedly ignored warnings about their digital vulnerabilities. Many of these entities operate in a legal gray area, frequently rebranding or changing jurisdictions to avoid regulatory oversight. This lack of accountability often translates to a disregard for basic cybersecurity standards, such as encryption or secure hosting. As a result, the very tools marketed as hidden surveillance systems frequently become beacons for malicious actors looking to exploit personal data for extortion or identity theft.