In Australia, the police hacked and blocked a messaging platform on which the correspondence of members of criminal groups was found. The creator of the messenger was arrested.
Charges have been brought
Australian police have arrested a suspect in creating and operating a messaging app used by international organized crime groups, Reuters reported.
The arrested 32-year-old man, whose name is not called, created, according to the investigation, the "criminal platform" Ghost, which the police managed to neutralize.
"It takes considerable skill to disable special encrypted communication devices", said Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney.
Who used Ghost
According to police, Ghost was used by several gangs and organized crime syndicates in the Middle East, Australia and South Korea to import drugs and order murders.
Australian police officials called this the first case when a citizen of the country was charged with creating and operating a global criminal platform.
Charges have been brought
Australian police have arrested a suspect in creating and operating a messaging app used by international organized crime groups, Reuters reported.
The arrested 32-year-old man, whose name is not called, created, according to the investigation, the "criminal platform" Ghost, which the police managed to neutralize.
"It takes considerable skill to disable special encrypted communication devices", said Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney.
Who used Ghost
According to police, Ghost was used by several gangs and organized crime syndicates in the Middle East, Australia and South Korea to import drugs and order murders.
Australian police officials called this the first case when a citizen of the country was charged with creating and operating a global criminal platform.
