# International crime communications network dismantled

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-crime-communications-network-dismantled/1007433>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 18, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-crime-communications-network-dismantled/1007433 "2024-09-18T13:56:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-crime-communications-network-dismantled/1007433/1 "2024-09-18T13:56:04Z")

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Fascinating stuff. I’m sure if they can dig into any records they’ll find evidence of all kinds of unsolved crimes.

> **[Drug trafficking: Dozens arrested as message network dismantled](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyljpygxgjo)**
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> Nine countries were involved in the operation which has so far seen over 50 arrests.

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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-crime-communications-network-dismantled/1007433/2 "2024-09-18T14:14:22Z")

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Fascinating. I wonder how the police busted it? Probably the old fashioned way. A tip.

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-crime-communications-network-dismantled/1007433/3 "2024-09-18T22:04:17Z")

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According to this [CBS report](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australia-ghost-appencrypted-messaging-for-criminal-underworld-arrests/), police “hacked” the network, although it doesn’t provide any details. It says the Ghost app was created by a single 32-year-old “computer geek”, so it’s possible it was just poorly designed and there were bugs or vulnerabilities in the algorithms it used.