The new podcast Delete Everything Bro: The Rise and Fall of Sky ECC, the Crime Messenger highlights one of the largest surveillance operations in recent memory. In five episodes, the international research reveals how investigators cracked the supposedly safest messenger in the world and thus penetrated deep into the structures of organized crime.
Million dollar deals and unsuspecting criminals
The focus is on a spectacular cocaine smuggling of 16 tons through the port of Hamburg. The perpetrators, who thought they were safe, communicated for weeks Sky ECC – without realizing that Europol already following her every move. The podcast provides exclusive insights into the work of the investigators and shows how the criminals were exposed despite supposedly secure encryption.
Far-reaching consequences for the mafia
The decryption of Sky ECC had a massive impact on the criminal scene worldwide. In Germany alone, it led to 680 investigations and 500 executed arrest warrants. The podcast traces how the messenger hack rocked entire mafia networks and provides a fascinating insight into one of the most successful police operations in recent years.
Click here for the podcast Delete Everything Bro: The Rise and Fall of Sky ECC, the Crime Messenger.
