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Encrypted Network EncroChat Dismantled
At a joint press conference on 2 July, French and Dutch law enforcement and judicial authorities, Europol and Eurojust presented the impressive results of a joint investigation team to dismantle EncroChat, an encrypted phone network widely used by criminal networks.
Over the last months, the joint investigation made it possible to intercept, share and analyse millions of messages that were exchanged between criminals to plan serious crimes. For an important part, these messages were read by law enforcement in real time, over the shoulder of the unsuspecting senders.
The information has already been relevant in a large number of ongoing criminal investigations, resulting in the disruption of criminal activities including violent attacks, corruption, attempted murders and large-scale drug transports. Certain messages indicated plans to commit imminent violent crimes and triggered immediate action. The information will be further analysed as a source of unique insight, giving access to unprecedented volumes of new evidence to profoundly tackle organised criminal networks.
In BNR Nieuwsradio's show 'Ask Me Anything', Eward Driehuis (CyberSprint) and Ronald Prins answered questions about the recent dismantling of EncroChat, an encrypted phone network widely used by criminal networks. Missed it? Listen to the interview (in Dutch).
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