Users of EncroChat were left reeling after it told users that international crime fighting agencies had cracked the encryption. The man who sent the message to the Liverpool Echo said: "Now is not a good time to be a grafter. Yesterday the National Crime Agency (NCA) and local forces launched a day of unprecedented action as a direct result of the EncroChat hack. The penetration of the phone network has let to one of the biggest days of action against organised crime in modern history. Crime hubs in Liverpool, Birmingham and London have been smashed, and some of the biggest names in UK crime are now feeling the pressure.

Source: Daily Mirror July 03, 2020 17:37 UTC