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what happened with Ghost platform? (infosec.pub)
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On quite a few news websites there's a new hot topic how the Australian "Ghost" app got hacked by Interpol and has led to prevention of murders and resulted in a few arrests.

Is there any information out there on what security methods Ghost used and how it was exploited?

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Very likely the Aussie police won't say exactly. All they have said so far is the devices are modified smart phones and they compromised the devices with a supply chain attack.

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/media-release/afp-operation-kraken-charges-alleged-head-global-organised-crime-app

Main parts

The handsets, which were a modified smart phone, were sold for about $2350, which included a six-month subscription to an encrypted network and tech support.

The administrator regularly pushed out software updates, just like the ones needed for normal mobile phones.

But the AFP was able to modify those updates, which basically infected the devices, enabling the AFP to access the content on devices in Australia.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Crazy. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australia-ghost-appencrypted-messaging-for-criminal-underworld-arrests/

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Isn’t that the one that they built on their own?

[–] fraksken@infosec.pub 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

What? Like "I'lL mAkE mY oWn EnCrYpTiOn"?

The administrator (creator) aledgedly created the platform 9 years ago when he was 23...

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

Actually I’m thinking of Phantom Secure. They built phones to go along with their app services.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

No, it was built by three-letter agencies and used to spy on cartels and others.