How FBI and Australian police built and marketed the An0m chat service for criminals, which cost $1,700 for a handset and $1,250 for an annual subscription
Billed as the most secure phone on the planet, An0m became a viral sensation in the underworld. There was just one problem … Tweets: @evansthecrime , @chey_cobb , @simonparkin , and @awinston Tweets: Jason Evans / @evansthecrime : Fascinating long read on how Aussie and US law enforcement created the An0m secure phone app, put it into the hands of criminal gangs around the world, and then accessed an extraordinary amount of intelligence. (By @SimonParkin for @guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/ ... CyberSec Chey / @chey_cobb : Brilliant law enforcement ploy; questionable ethics ~ Every message sent on An0m phones since its launch had been collected by the Australian Federal Police & the FBI, who had conceived, built, marketed & sold the super-exclusive, supposedly secure phone https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Simon Parkin / @simonparkin : A smartphone costing thousands, but unable to make phone calls, became a viral sensation among alleged criminals. Except An0m was a scheme; law enforcement captured every message sent via the network. How it was done - practically and legally: https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Ali Winston / @awinston : The Anom story is one of the most remarkable and underplayed news items of 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/ ...