The agency said EncroChat realized on June 13 that it had been cracked and sent a message to customers requesting them to throw away their devices.
It isn't clear how law enforcement managed to crack EncroChat's encryption or what type of encryption the service used. Business Insider has requested clarification.
The agency said that it worked with international crime agencies to infiltrate EncroChat and that it was partners in the Netherlands and France who had cracked the encryption and shared data with Europol.
The police then monitored suspects on EncroChat for two months before making arrests.
"The infiltration of this command and control communication platform for the UK's criminal marketplace is like having an inside person in every top organized crime group in the country," said the NCA's director of investigations, Nikki Holland.
THIS STORY IS HUGE
https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-police-arrest-746-cracked-encrochat-criminal-service-2020-7
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