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FBI's Backdoored Anom Phones Secretly Harvested GPS Data Around the World
Documents reviewed by Motherboard, including thousands of pages of Anom messages, show that the FBI's backdoored Anom phones collected more data than the content of messages.
A Peek Inside Anom, the Phone Company Secretly Used in an FBI Honeypot
Videos, documents, and other files obtained by Motherboard show how the company functioned as an entity in its own right.
Court Throws Out Messages Obtained by FBI Honeypot Phone Company Anom
A court in Finland ruled that the messages could not be used as evidence against two particular suspects. But the ruling could have a knock-on effect with other cases.
Crime Boss or Tech CEO? An Encrypted Phone Company Sues the Government to Save Itself
The Department of Justice says Jean-François Eap is a drug boss. He says he just sold privacy-focused phones.
Encrypted Phone Firm Ciphr, Used by Criminals, Moves to Cut Off Australia
Ciphr is one of the few remaining players in the encrypted phone industry after the FBI secretly ran its own firm called Anom.
We Got the Phone the FBI Secretly Sold to Criminals
'Anom’ phones used in an FBI honeypot are mysteriously showing up on the secondary market. We bought one.
‘We Have to Run a Good Company’: How the FBI Sold Its Encryption Honeypot
The FBI had to run its Anom encrypted phone company just like any other, a former Department of Justice official who worked on the case told Motherboard.
DOJ Charges Criminal ‘Influencers’ Who Worked for FBI’s Honeypot Phone Company
The defendants thought they worked for Anom, an encrypted phone company marketed to criminals. But the FBI was in control, and now the DOJ is charging them.
Trojan Shield: How the FBI Secretly Ran a Phone Network for Criminals
New court records detail how the FBI turned encrypted phone company 'Anom' into a honeypot for organized crime.
Encrypted Phone Firm Encrochat Used Signal Protocol
The news shows what police may do when confronted with robust, end-to-end encryption: turn to hacking the phone itself.
Encrypted Phone Firm 'Sky' Shuts Down
Internal Sky messages obtained by Motherboard said BlackBerry cut off services to Sky.
Indicted CEO of Encrypted Phone Firm 'Sky' Says He Will Clear His Name
The CEO of Sky Jean-Francois Eap told Motherboard "The unfounded allegations of involvement in criminal activity by me and our company are entirely false."