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'Ghost' cybercrime platform dismantled in global operation, 51 arrested
known as Ghost, notorious for enabling large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, Europol said on Wednesday. The investigation led to the arrest of 51 suspects from multiple countries ...
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Global police sting targets users of 'Ghost' organised crime app
Several thousand people worldwide use Ghost and around 1,000 messages are exchanged on it every day, according to Europol. There were 376 phones with the Ghost app installed in Australia alone.
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Over 6 million pills seized, nearly 50 suspects arrested in major drug smuggling bust in Europe
Last month, Europol and Eurojust said they successfully dismantled an encrypted communication platform that was established to facilitate criminal activity. The platform, known as Ghost ...
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6 million pills seized, 47 arrested in major drug smuggling bust
Last month, Europol and Eurojust said they successfully dismantled an encrypted communication platform that was established to facilitate criminal activity. The platform, known as Ghost ...
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Encrypted messaging apps: a persistent challenge in fighting organised crime
Last month, about 700 Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers executed arrest warrants nationwide under Operation Kraken.
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Bumblebee malware returns after recent law enforcement disruption
The Bumblebee malware loader has been spotted in new attacks recently, more than four months after Europol disrupted it during 'Operation Endgame' in May. Believed to be the creation of TrickBot ...
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Dozens arrested as crime message network dismantled
Europol and Eurojust ... In a statement on Wednesday, An Garda Síochána said the Ghost platform had gained traction among criminal organisations due to its advanced security features.
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Europol issues 104 arrest warrants for food and wine fraud
The agency said that 104 arrest warrants and 184 search warrants had been issued, 278 persons reported to judicial authorities and almost 6,000 inspections conducted. "Law enforcement, customs ...
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In a decade-long caper, criminals cashed in on fake French wine, says Europol
ROME – Europol, the inter-European police force, announced on Oct 16 that it had dismantled a wide-ranging scheme that manufactured wine in Italy, mislabelled the wine as French, then ...
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Europol swoop targets pan-European gang charging up to €15,000 for fake luxury wine
The sweeps took place across 14 locations, including the cities of Milan and Turin, in a Europol-backed investigation first launched in 2021. Investigators revealed that the criminal gang forged ...
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Australian police arrest dozens after infiltrating Ghost app of ‘criminal underworld’
The AFP infiltrated Ghost by modifying the app’s software ... both domestically and internationally. Europol Executive Director Catherine De Bolle highlighted in the same statement the success ...