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Global crackdown on organised crime after high-tech sting

Global crackdown on organised crime after high-tech sting

Hundreds of suspects arrested around the world

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw speaks as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks on during a media briefing about Operation Ironside, which disrupts organised crime internationally, in Sydney on Tuesday. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins via Reuters)

CANBERRA: US and Australian agencies hacked into an app used by criminals and read millions of encrypted messages, leading to hundreds of arrests of suspected organised crime figures in 18 countries, Australian officials said on Tuesday.

The operation by Australian police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation ensnared suspects in Australia, Asia, South America and the Middle East…

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