EncroChat

Criminals using encrypted mobile devices are being targeted by police in a huge investigation called Operation Venetic. Commonly referred to as EncroChat, criminals have used encrypted mobile devices to adopt and hide behind code names. Around 60,000 users of EncroChat have been identified worldwide, with about 10,000 of them in the UK – all involved in coordinating and planning the supply and distribution of drugs and weapons, money laundering and other criminal activity.