A secret Australian police operation using a fake app to spy on the texts of senior mafia and bikie figures was put at risk when a tech geek correctly accused it of being a scam months ago.
Authorities sensationally carried out the country's biggest ever organized crime bust on Tuesday morning, announcing 224 people had been arrested as a result of an elaborate sting using technology designed by the FBI.
Some of Australia's most sinister criminal networks began using 'AN0M' branded phones and encrypted messaging almost three years ago, not realizing the Federal Police were using the platform to read their messages.
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