Summary🔍 The FBI ran the largest criminal social network, resulting in worldwide takedowns of criminal syndicates involved in drug trafficking and other illicit activities. #### Highlights- 💻 ExpressVPN is a trusted VPN service that protects your IP address and hides your online activities from prying sources.- 🌐 End-to-end encryption ensures secure messaging between individuals, but it can be used for both good and bad purposes.- 🕵️♂️ The FBI created a company called Anom and sold encrypted devices to criminals, infiltrating over 300 criminal syndicates operating in more than 100 countries.- 📲 Anom’s smartphones, with military-grade encryption, were promoted as a safe and confidential platform by criminal influencers worldwide.- 🚀 Criminals unknowingly sent encrypted messages that were also forwarded to an FBI server, resulting in the cataloging of 27 million incriminating messages.- 🚓 The operation led to 800 arrests, seizure of tons of drugs, firearms, and millions of dollars in currencies, along with dismantling 50 drug labs.- ⚠️ The FBI’s sting operation showcased the dangers and limitations of encrypted platforms being used by criminals for illegal activities.
Nah.FBI tricked criminals into using a network they could monitor.