FBI-led global crime bust leads to more than 800 arrests - Tons of arrests from the land of Kiwis to Europe and everything in between

[IAmNotAlpharius]

FBI-led global crime bust leads to more than 800 arrests​

https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-led-global-crime-bust-115407191.html

https://archive.md/0rChm

FBI-controlled AN0M app ensnares scores of alleged criminals in global police sting

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/08/fbi-app-arrests-australia-crime/?outputType=amp

https://archive.md/L85b0

What is the AN0M app and how was it used to catch Kiwi criminals?​

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/06/what-is-the-an0m-app-and-how-was-it-used-to-catch-kiwi-criminals.html

https://archive.md/PCYGM

Hundreds arrested globally after joint U.S.-Australian organized crime sting​

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/06/08/hundreds-arrested-globally-after-joint-us-australian-crime-sting.html

https://archive.md/aucUE

Seems like it was a massive gay op that ensnared people from Australia and New Zealand to Europe. I expect there’ll be more arrests.

 

[Exsosym]

If you don't think your computer is already backdoored by the CIA and NSA, think again.

 

[Marissa Moira]

If you don't think your computer is already backdoored by the CIA and NSA, think again.

Which organization has autistic female agents who are too shy to directly talk?

 

[Thumb Butler]

If you don't think your computer is already backdoored by the CIA and NSA, think again.

Windows 10

 

[spinal gas chamber]

This is really funny:

The application was an encrypted platform run by law enforcement agencies.

It was sold on the black market and people could only get access to it if they were referred to a seller through an existing criminal user, or had a distributor who could vouch they were not working for law enforcement, News Corp reported.

The platform included a mobile phone stripped of the majority of its functions and could only do three things: send messages, distort voices and take videos.


According to News Corp, in Australia handset and subscription packages cost between AU$1500 and AU$2500. Customers did not need to sign up with their real names and some paid in Bitcoin

They paid the police for the platform that allowed them to be arrested.

 

[HymanHive]

This is really funny:



They paid the police for the platform that allowed them to be arrested.

isn't that entrapment?

 

[spinal gas chamber]

isn't that entrapment?

No, that would be if the police paid them to commit a crime.

 

[Screamer]

This all appears to be very low level stuff. Makes me wonder what else is going on. We have to assume there's multiple other pretend encryption apps out there.

Why was this so publicised, especially the details. Are they wanting criminals to not trust any apps they use?

 

[spinal gas chamber]

This all appears to be very low level stuff. Makes me wonder what else is going on. We have to assume there's multiple other pretend encryption apps out there.

Why was this so publicised, especially the details. Are they wanting criminals to not trust any apps they use?

Evidence gathering methods had to be released so the app was busted. If you’re losing that, and it’s giving you a bunch of info to do your job, what would you do?

You could ignore it. Or…

…you could embrace it and a) do a victory lap about how people paid you to arrest them and b) make every one of your targets paranoid about services you haven’t compromised

What’s the right choice?

 

[D.Va]

Why was this so publicised, especially the details.

because retarded crooks are lolcows. if they bought a $2,000 burner phone and believed some app nobody has ever heard of was encrypted instead of using actual proven clients like Matrix, they never stood a chance