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What Next TBD: The FBI Made a Phone Network. It Was A Trap.

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Infiltrating the Criminal World Through Special Phones

The chapter explores how specialized phones designed for criminal activities were used by organized crime, with the FBI seizing an opportunity to infiltrate this world by taking control of a company, ANOM. Through an unconventional approach involving developers and outsiders, the FBI successfully created a messaging app with a hidden backdoor, leading to a unique investigation to trap criminals.

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