8.4.2 Hacking of Citizens' Telephones with Exodus

In several countries, law enforcement is allowed to hack devices with a court order. In Italy, the police used Exodus, a spyware targeting smartphones, to collect data from criminals' phones, such as contact lists, call history, GPS positions, and even audio recordings. However, Exodus was uploaded to over 20 Android apps available on the Google Play Store, many of which were innocent apps for ...