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Dozens arrested around Australia as federal police target secret app allegedly used for criminal communications



AFP alleges hundreds of criminals – including motorcycle gang members and Italian, Middle Eastern and Korean organised crime members – used GhostFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an encrypted messaging network known as “Ghost”, the first of its kind to allegedly be administered by an Australian and a platform trumpeted as “un-hackable”.Australian national, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, from Narwee in Sydney’s south, was arrested and charged on Tuesday for allegedly creating and running the platform. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/18/dozens-arrested-around-australia-as-federal-police-target-secret-app-allegedly-used-for-criminal-communications

Author : Emily Wind

Publish date : 2024-09-18 02:15:55

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