Inside Darkode: a malware called Dendroid designed to steal data from Android phones
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken down a hacker ring with members worldwide. 12 people so far have been charged. Some of the more disturbing discoveries in the aftermath of the shuttering of Darkode are a software called Dendroid, designed to infect and steal data from Android smartphones, and Facebook Spreader, which turns Facebook users' computers into components of a botnet controlled by Darkode.