An Australian Federal Police officer arresting a suspect allegedly involved in an encrypted messaging app used by criminals worldwide to facilitate drug deals and order killings, at an unknown location. Australian Federal Police said the app – known as Ghost – was marketed as ‘unhackable’ and was used by hundreds of suspected criminals from Italy, the Middle East and Asia. — Handout/Australian Federal Police/AFP
SYDNEY: An Australian man has been charged with distributing the encrypted messaging app known as “Ghost”, allegedly used by criminals across the globe to arrange drug deals and violence, police said Oct 2.
The Ghost app was marketed to underworld figures as “unhackable” and used by hundreds of suspected criminals from Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia.
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