EncroChat was a communications service provider that allowed smartphones to act an an encrypted communication device among its subscribers. Law enforcement agencies allege it was primarily utilised by organised crime groups to further their criminal enterprise. Law enforcement officers managed to infiltrated the network between at dated known in March and June 2020 during a European operation.
Soon after EncroChat announced that the company would cease and subscribers were notified by text. This has led to thousand of arrests and prosecutions of alleged criminals. Most pleaded guilty to take advantage of sentence reduction. limited number of individuals fought their case to trial, with favourable results.
Police are still processing the masses of material obtained from the server and arrests as well as prosecutions are still being undertaken.
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