Daily: CYBER-STING – The FBI’s fake app that toppled criminal conspiracy

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

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🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In Operation Trojan Shield an FBI-led alliance of national security services used ANOM, a fake EncroChat-style communication network, to capture 800 criminals in possibly the biggest undercover cyber-sting ever. They netted over 32 tons of drugs and more than $148 million in cash. But why could this coup be a bit of an own goal for the authorities? International security expert Dr Binoy Kampmark of RMIT University in Melbourne tells Nina Schick what the sting means – and how US law enforcement tours the world for countries with “back doors” into private data. “The problem is that these criminals will now go back to Apple – because Apple fights for privacy.” “Governments want to control the tech companies – but they also like the way those companies act.” Presented by Nina Schick. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.8	and a tech advisor.
1:17.3	And for those who don't know, my beat is covering
1:19.7	how technology, the internet, and AI
1:22.1	are changing politics and society in the exponential age.
1:26.0	So today I'm delighted to bring you an amazing story from the rogue frontiers of cyberspace, a place where criminals and
1:35.8	malicious actors have been empowered by technology to significantly up their
1:40.3	nefarious activities. This story is one about the good guys fighting back though.
1:46.0	More specifically about how a transnational alliance of national security agencies
1:50.0	led by the FBI, captured over 800 criminals in one of the biggest,
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