MALWARE FAMILY
pcTattletale
Internal ID: apk.pctattletale
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to TechCrunch, this is a remote surveillance app that allows ordinary consumers to buy software capable of tracking people and their data without their knowledge. Once physically planted on a person’s phone or computer (usually with knowledge of the victim’s passcode or login), the app would continuously upload a copy of the victim’s information, including messages, photos, and location data, to pcTattletale’s servers and make the data accessible to whoever planted the spyware.
Threat Analysis
pcTattletale is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
apk.pctattletale
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.