Tag: Operation EMMA
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Cracking of Encrochat crypto phones: Shockwave from Europol
France’s secret service hacked the Encrochat crypto service and created a goldmine for law enforcement. Thousands were arrested. Doubts remain about the usability of the data in court. To escape the increasingly easy surveillance by secret services, police and customs, serious and dubious providers are putting completely encrypted phones on the market. These crypto phones, […]
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New regulation: Europol becomes quasi-secret service
The EU police agency processes billions of personalised “big data”, much of it from governmental hacks or intelligence sources. The new Europol vice-director, who was trained in the French military, plays a special role. Now it’s up to the EU Parliament to decide. The day before yesterday, the EU interior ministers agreed on a mandate […]