The dismantling of EncroChat in 2020 sent shockwaves across OCGs in Europe and beyond. It helped to prevent violent attacks, attempted murders, corruption and large-scale drug transports, as well as obtain large-scale information on organised crime. OCGs worldwide illegally used the encryption tool EncroChat for criminal purposes. Since the dismantling, investigators managed to intercept, share and analyse over 115...
Subsequent investigations established that the company behind the tool was operating via servers in France. Eventually, it was possible to place a technical device to go beyond the encryption technique and obtain access to users’ correspondence.
Sounds like they physically backdoored the servers somehow. At first blush it seems like the system wasn’t very well designed if getting control of the servers allowed Interpol to just bypass the encryption
You’ve heard of End2End Encryption, well now we have Middle2End Encryption tm. You send us all your traffic unencrypted, well encrypt it and deliver it for you!
Sounds like they physically backdoored the servers somehow. At first blush it seems like the system wasn’t very well designed if getting control of the servers allowed Interpol to just bypass the encryption
You’ve heard of End2End Encryption, well now we have Middle2End Encryption tm. You send us all your traffic unencrypted, well encrypt it and deliver it for you!
Encryption as a service! Put a blockchain on it and you’re golden