Brainstack has filed a lawsuit against Flokinet, the hosting provider for DDOSECRETS, alleging that stolen personal and corporate data of the company MSPY were published on the website dDoSecrets.com (source). BRAINSTACK is a manufacturer of spyware used in MSPY, a program designed for tracking mobile phones. The data was stolen in July after a hacker breached the Zendesk support forum database.
The data breaches impacted millions of customers, exposing personal information, emails, and sensitive documents. Of particular concern was the revelation that the stolen data contained highly confidential information about users who were using the application to monitor their loved ones without their consent.
Flokinet claims that such lawsuits are often used as a means of censorship to silence the media, NGOs, and activists. The service argues that data protection laws are being misused to suppress the truth rather than protect individuals.
In response to the lawsuit, MSPY DDOSECRETS has refused to delete the data, citing the importance of exposing the company’s questionable practices. Previous violations related to data protection by MSPY further reinforce the perception that the organization is attempting to conceal its actions from the public.
DDOSECRETS asserts that the public interest should outweigh corporate interests, especially when it involves revealing violations of rights and freedoms. The team at DDOSECRETS stresses that companies should not be able to use legal means to hide their activities and silence criticism. They vow to continue publishing data in the public interest and urge other companies to uphold ethical standards and operate with transparency.
In a previous incident in 2018, MSPY accidentally leaked data of all its users, affecting both MSPY clients and the individuals they were spying on. The leaked data included user names, accounting information, iCloud account details, as well as messages from WhatsApp and Facebook. META and its products are considered extremist, leading to their prohibition in the Russian Federation.