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Down Under
Australian police bust Ghost cybercrime app, leading to dozens of global arrests
2024-09-20
[FoxNews]
  • Australian police announced that they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted communications app developed for criminals.

  • Jay Je Yoon Jung, the app's alleged administrator, appeared in a Sydney court facing charges of supporting a criminal organization and profiting from crime.

  • Police arrested 38 suspects in raids across four states in Australia, with additional arrests made in Canada, Sweden, Ireland and Italy.
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