Categories: World

German prosecutors charge 4 for violating trade act to sell spyware to Turkey

close Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for May 22

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.

German authorities have filed charges against four suspects from a Bavarian company accused of selling surveillance software to Turkey that could be used to spy on Turkish dissidents, prosecutors said Monday.

The Munich prosecutors say the defendants intentionally violated licensing requirements for dual-use goods by selling surveillance software to non-EU countries.

Specifically, the four suspects from the FinFisher company are charged with commercial violations of the German trade and payments act in three separate cases. The charges were filed at the Munich I Regional Court.

GERMAN GOVERNMENT DENIES THAT IT PUSHED TO WEAKEN COMMITMENT TO PHASE OUT NATURAL GAS

German prosecutors have charged four people for violating a trade act to sell spyware to Turkey. (Fox News)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The company’s surveillance software, FinSpy, was offered for download in 2017 via a fake website to the Turkish opposition movement under false pretenses in order to spy on them, prosecutors said.

Munich prosecutors opened the investigation into FinFisher in 2019, after receiving complaints from a group of NGOs, including Reporters Without Borders Germany and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights.

Share

Recent Posts

Fox News AI Newsletter: Hegseth moves to revolutionize American warfighting

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: - Pentagon launches military AI platform powered by Google Gemini for defense…

10 hours ago

Third-party breach exposes ChatGPT account details

ChatGPT went from novelty to necessity in less than two years. It is now part…

12 hours ago

Android Emergency Live Video gives 911 eyes on the scene

Holiday travel and winter storms create risky moments for drivers and families. Stress rises fast…

18 hours ago

Malicious browser extensions hit 4.3M users

A long-running malware campaign quietly evolved over several years and turned trusted Chrome and Edge…

1 day ago

Google’s new Call Reason feature marks calls as urgent

Sometimes you need someone to answer right away. Maybe you are locked out. Maybe those…

1 day ago

3D printed cornea restores sight in world first

Surgeons at Rambam Eye Institute have made medical history. They restored sight to a legally…

2 days ago