Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens
Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests.
Australian police bust Ghost cybercrime app, leading to dozens of global arrests
Australian police on Wednesday said that they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests.
Police sting targets users of organized crime app
An Australian "computer geek" has been arrested on suspicion of building an encrypted messaging app used by hundreds of criminals worldwide to arrange drug deals and order killings, local police said on Wednesday.
Europol takes down "Ghost" encrypted messaging platform used for crime
Europol and law enforcement from nine countries successfully dismantled an encrypted communications platform called "Ghost," which was used by organized crime such as drug trafficking and money laundering.
Global police dismantle encrypted messaging app used by criminals
The crackdown is the latest operation by international agencies to decode encrypted messaging services used by criminals to manage their international operations, following the takedown of platforms such as EncroChat and Sky ECC in recent years.
Australia Police Charge Man With Being Alleged Mastermind of Global Crime App
Australian police on Thursday charged a man with creating and managing a messaging app used by global organised crime networks, in the first case of its kind in the country. The 32-year-old man was arrested by federal police in western Sydney on Wednesday.
Australia charges suspsected creator of 'Ghost' app used by global criminals
An Australian man accused of creating a secret app for criminals use part of an international crime syndicate was arrested Tuesday with dozens of others in an ongoing global sting operation involving several nations.
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Australian Police conducted supply chain attack on criminal collaborationware
Sting led to cuffing of alleged operator behind Ghost – an app for drug trafficking, money laundering, and ...
$1 billion cocaine ring dubbed "The Commission" busted in Australia, police say
In addition to the cocaine, detectives allegedly seized 10 cars, $800,000 in cash, a Rolex watch, four guns and two ballistic vests.
Australian research examines money laundering and harm from organized crime
Research by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC ...
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Cops across the world arrest 51 in orchestrated takedown of Ghost crime platform
The AFP said its Operation Kraken has already intervened in 50 threats to life and threats of harm made by users on the Ghost ...
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Global law enforcement takes down encrypted platform used by organized crime groups
A joint law enforcement operation involving nine countries has dismantled an encrypted communication platform used by global ...
Operation Kraken sinks 15m euro drug haul: Garda net four crime gangs in global sting
DUBLIN Ireland - Gardaiacute seized 42 Ghost encrypted devices in a worldwide investigation into a criminally used encrypted ...
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Police Infiltrate Ghost Encrypted Messaging App, Dozens Arrested
and Korean organized crime, have used Ghost in Australia and overseas to import illicit drugs and order killings," ...
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How international authorities took out the popular cybercrime platform 'Ghost'
An international law enforcement effort took out the popular encrypted cybercrime platform known as 'Ghost," Europol ...