This is an interesting short read from the Register:
Backdoored chat app for crims was sold with tech supoprt • The Register
The Australian Federal Police have released details on the joint operation which has stopped various crimes, including cyber-crimes, around the world.
The distribution of the smartphone chat app An0m, to criminals, which promised them “secure communications” actually allowed law enforcement agencies to listen into the exchanges and gather valuable intelligence.
This time the bad actors were socially engineered into using software that compromised their privacy!
ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app – BBC News
