Several searches and arrests took place Tuesday in several European countries, including Belgium and the United States as part of an extensive dossier on spyware smartphone named Droidjack, Europol announced Wednesday. International action was led by the public prosecutor in Frankfurt, Germany, with the support of Europol and police services of the different countries concerned.
Droidjack is spyware that allows cybercriminals to take control of a smartphone running the Android system without the owner noticing. Thus, for example, hackers could monitor traffic phone data, listen to conversations or use the camera without the knowledge of the owner.
The software could also be used to send sms and change GPS location of the device. In addition, Droidjack allowed actions “phishing”. Cybercriminals could also access bank data pirated users.
smartphones running Android are regularly infected by spyware installed when seemingly innocuous application to download such as games. The software was designed to Droidjack escape the vigilance of the most advanced users.
It is extremely difficult to identify and trace the creators and users of malware. The German survey was therefore concentrated on victims to be able to trace back. Tuesday, 13 suspected dealers were raided in Germany but also in Switzerland, Belgium, the UK, France and the United States. German suspects, aged 19-51 years, bought and used the software in 2014 and 2015.
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