Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens


In this undated photo provided by the Australian Federal Police, illicit drugs are found in a concealed compartment in a vehicle after police have revealed on Sept 18, 2024, that they have penetrated an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals called Ghost, leading to dozens of arrests. — Australian Federal Police via AP

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australian police said on Sept 18 they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests.

The app's alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, will appear in a Sydney court Wednesday on charges including supporting a criminal organization and benefitting from proceeds of crime, police said.

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