Europol Dismantles Criminal Messaging Service MATRIX in Major Global Takedown
Europol Dismantles Criminal Messaging Service MATRIX in Major Global Takedown
04 December 2024
Europol on Tuesday announced the takedown of an invite-only encrypted messaging service called MATRIX that's created by criminals for criminal purposes.
The joint operation, conducted by French and Dutch authorities under the moniker Passionflower, comes in the aftermath of an investigation that was launched in 2021 after the messaging service was discovered on the phone of a criminal convicted