Police sting targets users of organized crime app

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 19, 2024 12:11 am

SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian 'computer geek' has been arrested on suspicion of building an encrypted messaging app used by hundreds of criminals worldwide to arrange drug deals and order killings, local police said on Wednesday.

Australian Federal Police said the app, known as Ghost, was marketed to underworld figures as 'unhackable' and used by hundreds of suspected criminals from Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

APPREHENDED OVER APP An Australian Federal Police officer arrests a person suspected of being involved in an encrypted messaging app named Ghost that is being used for criminal activities at an unknown location in this undated picture released on Sept. 18, 2024. AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE PHOTO VIA AFP

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