{"id":1008,"date":"2023-06-27T11:49:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2023-06-27T11:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:49:18","slug":"encrochat-bust-leads-to-6558-criminals-arrests-and-e900-million-seizure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/encrochat-bust-leads-to-6558-criminals-arrests-and-e900-million-seizure\/","title":{"rendered":"EncroChat Bust Leads to 6,558 Criminals&#8217; Arrests and \u20ac900 Million Seizure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Europol on Tuesday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europol.europa.eu\/media-press\/newsroom\/news\/dismantling-encrypted-criminal-encrochat-communications-leads-to-over-6-500-arrests-and-close-to-eur-900-million-seized\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that the takedown of\u00a0<b>EncroChat\u00a0<\/b>in July 2020 led to 6,558 arrests worldwide and the seizure of \u20ac900 million in illicit criminal proceeds.<\/p>\n<p>The law enforcement agency said that a subsequent joint investigation initiated by French and Dutch authorities intercepted and analyzed over 115 million conversations that took place over the encrypted messaging platform between no less than 60,000 users.<\/p>\n<p>Now almost three years later, the information obtained from digital correspondence has to &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrests of 6,558 suspects, including 197 high-value targets<\/li>\n<li>7,134 years of imprisonment of convicted criminals<\/li>\n<li>Confiscation of \u20ac739.7 million in cash<\/li>\n<li>Freeze of \u20ac154.1 million frozen in assets or bank accounts<\/li>\n<li>Seizure of 30.5 million pills of chemical drugs<\/li>\n<li>Seizure of 103.5 tonnes of cocaine, 163.4 tonnes of cannabis, and 3.3 tonnes of heroin<\/li>\n<li>Seizure of 971 vehicles, 83 boats, and 40 planes<\/li>\n<li>Seizure of 271 estates or homes, and<\/li>\n<li>Seizure of 923 weapons, as well as 21,750 rounds of ammunition and 68 explosives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EncroChat was an encrypted phone network that was used by organized crime groups to plot drug deals, money laundering, extortion, and even murders. &#8220;User hotspots were particularly present in source and destination countries for cocaine and cannabis trade, as well as in money laundering centers,&#8221; Europol\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2020\/07\/encrochat-encrypted-phone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Source: The Hacker News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2023\/06\/encrochat-bust-leads-to-6558-criminals.html\">Read the Full Story Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europol on Tuesday\u00a0announced\u00a0that the takedown of\u00a0EncroChat\u00a0in July 2020 led to 6,558 arrests worldwide and the seizure of \u20ac900 million in illicit criminal proceeds. 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