Cocaine, Cash, and Coders

longshots · Feb 6, 2023

Police shut down a shadowy encrypted messaging app Monday that was allegedly used by organised crime figures to facilitate the transfer of drugs, illicit cash, and firearms throughout Europe. Then they nabbed the people who allegedly coded it.
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Exclu, the messaging app allegedly at the root of the drug operation, markets itself as having, “the most sophisticated encryption protocols in the world.” The service, according to The Associated Press, only ever managed to attract around 3,000 users, with nearly a third of those based out of the Netherlands. Exclu sold the service as a smartphone app with a licensing cost of $US860 ($1,194) for six months. Police say the suspected drug traders used the app to exchange photos, notes, voice memos, chat conversations and videos with each other.
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https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2023/02/...ens-who-allegedly-built-app-for-doing-crimes/

Didn't reach the "heights" of ANOM [12,000 users] but did indicate, AGAIN, these guys are dumb as rocks.

FanJ · Feb 6, 2023

Dutch Police - 06-02-2023
In dutch, so you have to use a translator
https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2023/...houdingen-zon-200-telefoons-in-onderzoek.html

This weekend the server was taken by the police.

ronjor · Feb 6, 2023

More here: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/computer-crimes-and-punishment.394808/page-47#post-3131073

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