Lexis®Library update: A device company, ‘ANOM’ was created by the FBI in co-operation with the Australian Federal Police, and serviced over 12,000 encrypted devices to over 300 criminal syndicates in more than 100 countries. Its goal was to target organised crime, drug trafficking and money laundering—intelligence was extracted from 27 million messages between criminal users detailing their criminal activities. The operation, ‘OTF Greenlight/Trojan Shield’ saw over 800 arrests and more than 700 house searches.
Source: 800 CRIMINALS ARRESTED IN BIGGEST EVER LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION AGAINST ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION
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