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Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals

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STIX ID: report--cf73a7ab-bd58-5074-b9cc-d57c9cbe8195

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-12-03

Date Updated: 2026-03-27

Author: Bill Toulas

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Europol- and Eurojust-coordinated 'Operation Passionflower' dismantled MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals across multiple European countries; authorities seized 40 servers, 970 encrypted phones, €145,000 in cash, €500,000 in cryptocurrency, arrested suspects (including a suspected operator), and intercepted about 2.3 million messages from roughly 8,000 accounts.

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