Daily: CYBER-STING – The FBI’s fake app that toppled criminal conspiracy

<p>In Operation Trojan Shield an FBI-led alliance of national security services used ANOM, a fake EncroChat-style communication network, to capture 800 criminals in possibly the biggest undercover cyber-sting ever. They netted over 32 tons of drugs and more than $148 million in cash. But why could this coup be a bit of an own goal for the authorities? International security expert <strong>Dr Binoy Kampmark</strong> of RMIT University in Melbourne tells Nina Schick what the sting means – and how US law enforcement tours the world for countries with “back doors” into private data.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“The problem is that these criminals will now go back to Apple –&nbsp;because Apple fights for privacy.”&nbsp;</em></li><li><em>“Governments want to control the tech companies – but they also like the way those companies act.”&nbsp;</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Nina Schick. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>