Authorities in Europe dismantled the encrypted messaging service Matrix, used by criminals, leading to arrests and server shutdowns.

Dutch and French authorities dismantled the encrypted messaging service Matrix, used by criminals for drug and arms trafficking, and money laundering. The three-month investigation intercepted over 2.3 million messages in 33 languages, leading to arrests in France and Spain and server shutdowns in France and Germany. The service was discovered on a convicted killer's phone linked to the murder of a Dutch crime reporter.

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