Ennetcom was a Netherlands based communications network and service provider.[1][2]
| Industry | Computer software |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2016 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Danny Manupassa |
Company edit
The company was based in the Netherlands as were most of its customers, but most of the company servers were based in Canada.[1][2] Danny Manupassa, the company owner, was arrested in 2016 amid allegations that the phones were largely used by criminals.[1][2] The company had about 19,000 users.[1][2]
The phones sold for €1,500 each and used company servers for traffic.[1][2] The devices had been altered so they could not make calls or use the Internet normally.[1][2]
Canadian authorities seized the servers and passed messages to Dutch authorities.[3] The latter had managed to decrypt 3.6 million messages by 2017, apparently because the key to the messages had been stored on the same servers the messages were on.[3] These messages have led to arrests, including that of Naoufal Fassih.[3] Fassih has been convicted of one charge of murder and one of attempted murder in relation to the murder of Ali Motamed.[4]
See also edit
- ANOM
- EncroChat – a network infiltrated by law enforcement to investigate organized crime in Europe
- Exclu
- Sky Global
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Dutch police shutter encrypted network over alleged organized crime ties". The Guardian. Reuters. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Osborne, Charlie (25 April 2016). "Dutch police close Ennetcom encrypted communications network". ZDNet. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Caesar, Ed (27 July 2020). "The Cold War Bunker That Became Home to a Dark-Web Empire". The New Yorker. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Cummins, Barry (2021-10-14). "The global links of the Kinahan organised crime gang". Prime Time (Irish TV programme). Retrieved 2021-10-15.