Criminals arrested after trusting encrypted chat app cracked by police
Police in the Netherlands and Belgium have made hundreds of raids, and arrested at least 80 people, after cracking into an encrypted phone network used by organised criminals.
According to Europol, authorities have been able to monitor “the information flow of approximately 70,000 users of SKY ECC” since mid-February, “unlocking the encryption” to gain insight into organised criminal activities in Europe and beyond.
However, SKY ECC argues that the app being used by the police officer, and by implication the one cracked by police in Europe, is not theirs – but instead an unauthorised fake app.
Source: Criminals arrested after trusting encrypted chat app cracked by police
