Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers

TechCrunch
By Zack WhittakerJul 25, 2025, 12:25 pm132 pts
Google has suspended the Firebase account of Catwatchful following a TechCrunch investigation. The spyware operation was caught using Google's own servers to host and run its surveillance app, which was stealthily monitoring thousands of people's phones.

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