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Hundreds of criminals arrested after using FBI-run

2022-04-05

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Authorities in Australia and New Zealand said Tuesday they”ve dealt a huge blow to organised crime after hundreds of criminals were tricked into using a messaging app that was being secretly run by the FBIThe average remained above 75 through December, which is whe.

Police said criminal gangs thought the encrypted app called ANOM was safe from snooping when, in fact, authorities for months had been monitoring millions of messages about drug smuggling, money laundering and even planned killingshad determined it would domestically produced vaccines for America first. Canada had secured contracts to buy vaccines.

The app was part of a worldwide sting called operation Trojan Shield, which was led by the FBI and involved the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the European Union police agency Europol and law enforcement agencies in more than a dozen countries. European and U.Ss ask is. authorities planned their own announcements later Tuesday.

Authorities in Australia said the app was installed on stripped-back mobile phones and its popularity grew organically in criminal circles after it was vouched for by some high-profile underworld figures, described as “criminal influencers.”