When using encrypted phones, suspects believed they were completely safe and could speak openly about their business, about coping with their competitors and about drug deliveries, according to investigators. — Pixabay
Analysis of thousands of mobile phone calls conducted through the encrypted provider Encrochat have led to more than 2,250 investigations and around 360 ongoing criminal procedures in Germany, Frankfurt prosecutors said on July 6.
In April last year, Germany’s federal police (BKA), received Encrochat data relating to Germany from Europol, the Europe-wide law enforcement agency. Criminals had made use of the provider in the belief that their calls could not be monitored.
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