Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text

The UK's National Crime Agency realises that organised crime gangs began using EncroChat to carry out illegal operations throughout Europe and even in countries outside the continent.

UK authorities identified Jamie Rothwell as a dangerous kingpin plotting attacks. Dutch police unearthed plans for an underground torture chamber. The operation exposed vast criminal activities across borders.

Matt Horne, NCA Gold Command, stressed the operation's secrecy was crucial. However, fears arose when a leak was discovered. Simultaneously, a gangland murder in Rotterdam linked to the torture chamber plot raised concerns.

Sixty days since the authorities first broke into the criminals' messages, it is approaching the beginning of the end of the EncroChat hack, as the owners of EncroChat become suspicious that they've been compromised.