Australian Federal Police and FBI nab underworld figures using encrypted app

Re:Australian Federal Police and FBI nab underworld figures ... by dash2 on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @06:04AM (#27432543)

Hee hee! The parent domain now has a useful form for criminals to turn themselves in with: https://www.anom.io/

"To determine if your account is associated with an ongoing investigation, please enter any device details below:"

and then it asks for your username, country and IMEI....

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Re:Australian Federal Police and FBI nab underworld figures ... by Crosseye_Jack on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @12:53PM (#27437677)

The police are so considerate. Not that long ago they were offering to test your meth to see if it contained coronavirus ;-) https://www.news4jax.com/news/weird-news/2020/03/03/is-your-...

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Re:Australian Federal Police and FBI nab underworld figures ... by Vespasian on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:18AM (#27434123)

That is a law enforcement mic drop and it's well earned by doing good police work.

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Re:Australian Federal Police and FBI nab underworld figures ... by hmsimha on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:40AM (#27446021)

I giggled, but then realized former an0n users might take it as an opportunity for cooperation. Whether or not it is, it may be effective in getting some to turn themselves in for that reason.

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Re:Australian Federal Police and FBI nab underworld figures ... by emc3 on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @09:01AM (#27434562)

Honey pot?

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