Law enforcement officials announced hundreds of arrests around the globe and revealed a secure messaging system was actually controlled by the FBI. Users of a communications network called Anom ...

At DEF CON 32, Joseph Cox provided more insight into the FBI’s covert operation involving Anom, an encrypted phone company secretly managed by the agency to monitor criminal activities. This ...

More than 800 suspected criminals have been arrested worldwide after being tricked into using an FBI-run encrypted messaging app, officials say. The operation, jointly conceived by Australia and the ...

The FBI covertly ran an encrypted communications platform for years that allowed it to intercept 20 million messages from international criminal organizations. Hundreds of arrests have been made ...

Last fall, dozens of boxes stacked with tuna cans left Ecuador on a ship destined for Belgium. Upon arrival, the shipment was picked up by law enforcement, who found that the tins were not full of ...

Authorities in Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe said Tuesday that they've dealt a huge blow to organized crime after hundreds of criminals were tricked into using a messaging app that was ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. An ...

According to Vice the FBI is using Google Pixel ‘Anom’ phones to catch criminals. But, what the heck is an ‘Anom’ phone? You may be wondering. An ‘Anom’ phone has the Anom messaging app which is ...

It was supposed to be the underworld’s impenetrable communication tool, a digital safe space to plot crimes ranging from drug trafficking to murder away from the prying eyes of the law. But for nearly ...

More than 800 suspected criminals have been arrested worldwide after being tricked into using an FBI-run encrypted messaging app, officials say. The operation, jointly conceived by Australia and the ...