International agency release

# Dismantling of an encrypted network sends shockwaves through organised crime groups across Europe

Europol, July 2, 2020. Joint investigation team structure, technical implant on France-hosted servers, user and message scale.

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** July 2, 2020

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 8

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** July 2, 2020

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Joint investigation team structure, technical implant on France-hosted servers, user and message scale

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_encrochat\_2020

## Research notes

- URL not re-verified in this pass. A French judicial source would be preferred as P1.

How this source is used

Cited 8 times across 4 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[EncroChat interception and shutdown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Criminal communications, April 2020

Primary source

### Organization roles

4 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Gendarmerie nationale](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Co-lead, EncroChat interception and shutdown

Primary source
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[Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Co-lead, EncroChat interception and shutdown

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Coordinator, EncroChat interception and shutdown

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Judicial cooperation, EncroChat interception and shutdown

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Server taken over, EncroChat interception and shutdown

Primary source
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[approximately 60,000 user accounts](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

User accounts searched, EncroChat interception and shutdown

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[No documented return](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/encrochat-interception-and-shutdown)

Relationship not established, EncroChat interception and shutdown

Primary source

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