In Germany, prosecutors searched the homes of 13 people on Tuesday, they said, adding raids had also taken place in Britain, France, Belgium and Switzerland. They did not have further information on the raids in other countries.
The suspects in Germany, aged between 19 and 51, are believed to have bought and used smartphone software DroidJack, which allows surveillance of phones that use Google's Android...The software allows users to monitor a smartphone's data traffic, eavesdrop on phone conversations or hijack a phone's camera without its owner noticing. It can also be used to spy on smartphone users as they access online banking systems. more
