The criminals were identified through digital evidence obtained during last year’s international takedown of the Ghost encrypted communication platform, which served as a crucial tool for organized crime groups worldwide. “Today, we have demonstrated that no matter how secure criminal networks believe themselves to be, they cannot evade our collective efforts,” Europol’s Executive Director Catherine De Bolle stated during the initial takedown announcement. Despite the criminals’ attempts to evade detection by fragmenting their communications across multiple platforms, law enforcement officials successfully linked their activities to specific Ghost accounts. Cyber Security News is a Dedicated News Platform For Cyber News, Cyber Attack News, Hacking News & Vulnerability Analysis. Law enforcement officials expect additional arrests as investigations into Ghost users continue across multiple jurisdictions. Kaaviya is a Security Editor and fellow reporter with Cyber Security News. Developed around 2015, the service provided users with modified smartphones featuring three distinct layers of encryption and specialized security protocols. Splunk has released patches to address a high-severity Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform. “The sophistication of their communications was in stark contrast to the simplicity of their modus operandi,” stated Europol in their official release. For approximately $2,350, users received a custom device with a six-month subscription to Ghost’s encrypted network along with technical support. Ghost represented one of the most secure encrypted platforms available to criminal organizations. She is covering various cyber security incidents happening in the Cyber Space. The operation led to the arrest of Ghost’s alleged administrator, 32-year-old Jay Je Yoon Jung and 51 other individuals across multiple countries.
This Cyber News was published on cybersecuritynews.com. Publication date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:30:18 +0000