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CEO of Encrypted Chat Platform Indicted for Aiding Organised Criminals

The U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment against the CEO of encrypted messaging company Sky Global and an associate for wilfully participating in a criminal enterprise to help international drug traffickers avoid law enforcement. The development comes on the heels of a coordinated exercise called “Operation Argus” and “Operation A-Limit” in which law enforcement agencies from Belgium, France, and the Netherlands announced major interventions against the messaging platform to disrupt the illegal use of encrypted communications by large-scale organized crime groups. Sky ECC contested its involvement in the operations and said its platform remains secure.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/03/ceo-of-encrypted-chat-platform-indicted.html

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