Canberra — US and Australian authorities hacked into an app used by criminals to read millions of encrypted messages, leading to hundreds of arrests of suspected organised crime figures in 18 countries, Australian officials said on Tuesday.
“Operation Ironside” by Australian police and the US FBI ensnared suspects in Australia, Asia, South America and the Middle East involved in the global drug trade, the officials said...
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