December 4, 2024 at 07:42AM Europol announced the takedown of the criminal messaging service MATRIX, following a joint operation with French and Dutch authorities. Over 2.3 million messages linked to serious crimes were intercepted. Concurrently, Germany’s BKA shut down the Crimenetwork marketplace, while South Korea arrested six for adding DDoS capabilities to satellite receivers. ### … Read more
December 3, 2024 at 10:31AM Operation Passionflower has successfully dismantled MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform for cybercriminals, following a major investigation across Europe. Authorities seized 40 servers, encrypted phones, and cash, arresting five suspects. Police monitored 2.3 million messages over three months, aiding further investigations into criminal activities linked to the platform. ### Meeting Takeaways … Read more
October 24, 2023 at 10:37AM Customers, including the US Department of Defense, are requesting that Element, a company behind decentralized comms platform Matrix, insert a protective clause against the encryption-busting element of the UK government’s Online Safety Bill (OSB). Element’s customers want safeguards against message scanning. The company also revealed that there are now 115 … Read more