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By Max Daly
News

The EncroChat Hack Was Hailed as a Major Coup Against Gangsters. But Europe Is Still Awash With Drugs.

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By Max Daly
Tech

Encrypted Phone Firm ‘Sky’: Someone Sold Compromised Versions of Our App

03.10.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Thousands of Users Unknowingly Joined Signal Because of 12-Year-Old’s App

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By Joseph Cox
Tech

Telegram Is Leaving a Terrorist Bomb-Making Channel Online

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By Ben Makuch
Tech

Neo-Nazi Terrorism Is Evolving Online

10.10.19

By Ben Makuch
Tech

CEO Pleads Guilty to Selling Encrypted Phones to Organized Crime

10.03.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Russian Government Blocks Telegram, but Telegram Vows to Fight Back

04.13.18

By Mack DeGeurin
Tech

This Custom-Made Jihadi Encryption App Hides Messages in Images

01.26.18

By Joseph Cox

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