Encrochat malware operation INVOLVES Encrochat
The operation targeted Encrochat's infrastructure and devices.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 105 Details
“the French police got a warrant to access the data center and Encrochat’s server”
Incident
incident:encrochat_malware_operation
French law-enforcement operation that used a cloned update server and malicious updates to collect messages from Encrochat devices.
French law-enforcement operation that used a cloned update server and malicious updates to collect messages from Encrochat devices.
“They decide to – rather than just try to identify the owners and shut down the company, they want to push malware to the end points”
“French police were successfully able to plant malware on thousands of Encrochat users’ phones.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Encrochat | Explicit | 105 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | malicious update | Explicit | 105 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | spyware | Explicit | 105 |
Encrochat malware operation INVOLVES Encrochat
The operation targeted Encrochat's infrastructure and devices.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 105 Details
“the French police got a warrant to access the data center and Encrochat’s server”
Encrochat malware operation INVOLVES malicious update
French police used a malicious update distributed through an Encrochat update server.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Joseph Cox EP 105 Details
“pushed this malicious update to the Encrochat devices”
Encrochat malware operation INVOLVES spyware
The operation involved malware that silently copied messages and potentially GPS data from Encrochat devices.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Joseph Cox EP 105 Details
“this piece of malware, it would silently send copies of the messages sent and received”