The National Crime Agency said the handset could also be wiped remotely. The vast Met operation – codenamed Eternal – was made possible through a team-up between the National Crime Agency and European partners. Data from the encrypted EncroChat phone system was shared with them, identifying a number of serious criminal plots. Their seizures coincided with five raids by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau across Dublin and Meath. The business of secrets: The firm behind EncroChat EncroChat is based in the Netherlands, but says it had offices in Latin America and Turkey.

Source: Daily Mail July 02, 2020 11:05 UTC