Downfall of Phantom Secure
The rise and fall of Phantom Secure highlights the dramatic intersection of encryption technology and criminal activity. After the FBI flipped a distributor, incriminating statements led to the arrest of the CEO, sparking a wave of paranoia in the encrypted phone industry. As the gold rush of selling encryption to drug traffickers came to an end, many resellers faced tough choices: go on the run, make deals with authorities, or shut down their operations entirely.In this clip
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How the FBI built its own smartphone company to hack the criminal underworld
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