A CEO of a company that sold a high-security "secure phone" equipped with a function to encrypt communication is arrested

bybrian.ch

There are companies that sell mobile phones "secure phone" boasting high security and confidentiality in the world, but "custom smart" equipped with communication functions encrypted by several secure phone sales companies, It is reported that it sells to drug cartels and gangs.

Feds Bust CEO Allegedly Selling Custom BlackBerry Phones to Sinaloa Drug Cartel - Motherboard
https://motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/a34b7b/phantom-secure-sinaloa-drug-cartel-encrypted-blackberry

In the last few years some of the companies that have sold secure phones were founded with the help of gangs and drug cartels and have been considered to manufacture secure phones for use in illegal activities. America 's investigation into secure phon dealers complaining to illegal actsFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Headquartered in CanadaPhantom SecureHe said he arrested Vincent Ramos, CEO of a secure phone distributor.

According to FBI's special agent Nicolas Chefrow, Mexico's huge drug cartel "Sinaloa cartelMembers of senior officials and international criminal organization senior officials are using Phantom Secure smartphones to exchange messages, and Motherboard sources say "Mexico, Cuba, Venezuelan gang and American motorcycle gang"Hell's Angels"Phantom Secure smartphone is also sold to members of the company" is also included. Phantom Secure, operated by Canadian and Australian officials, seems to have earned tens of millions of dollars (billions of yen) profit by selling custom smartphones to criminal organizations.

byEneas De Troya

Phantom Secure's custom smartphone has removed devices that are leaving evidence, such as microphones and cameras, from BlackBerry smartphones, and has also removed GPS function, Internet browsing function, normal messaging function. Instead of encryption softwarePretty Good Privacy (PGP)Has been installed and it is now possible to send PGP encrypted messages via overseas servers. Also, when a smartphone is seized by an investigative agency, it seems that it has a function to erase the data in the smartphone by remote control.

To arrest Phantom Secure, the Canadian National Police AgencyRoyal Canadian cavalry policePurchased a Phantom Secure smartphone, pretended to be a drug trafficker "MDMAI sent to Montreal a message saying, "Is there any danger that it could be an investigation institution?" And asked Phantom Secure. Phantom Secure said that "No problem at all" in response to this question.

FBI got a testimony from members of the Sinaloa cartel arresting on drug trafficking, "I got in touch with Phantom Secure's smartphone about transportation of international cocaine 5 kilometers" and was arrested Mr. Ramos also said that he admitted that "Phantom Secure smartphones were made for criminal organizations." In 2016, a Dutch investigation agency also investigated other secure phone sales companies, including arresting Ennetcom, president of secure phone sales company that said "Customers include hits, drug traffickers and other criminals" The Motherboard reports that the hands are stretching.

byFrancois Marcotte