Global law enforcement “Anom” honeypot operation saw thousands of criminals tricked into using encrypted communications service run by the FBI. Anom was the latest in a long line of services supposedly built by criminals, for criminals, that were in turn used by authorities against criminals. But service after service has been targeted by law enforcement agencies and taken down, from Phantom Secure in 2018, to EncroChat in June 2020, to Sky ECC – aka Sky Global – in March. Law enforcement officials noted that the takedown of encrypted messaging services has historically driven users to switch to another offering – and often the next largest.”]
Source: https://www.inforisktoday.com/blogs/law-enforcements-cybercrime-honeypot-maneuvers-paying-off-p-3060