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Belgian and Dutch police take down encrypted criminal chat platform Sky ECC

The Record (Recorded Future News), March 9, 2021. The national operation names for the Sky ECC takedown — 'Operation Argus' in the Netherlands and 'Operation A-Limit' in Belgium — and the national arrest and search figures: 75 homes and offices raided and 30 arrests in the Netherlands; more than 1,500 Belgian police officers carrying out 200 house searches and arresting 48 suspects..

Source type
News report
Published
March 9, 2021
Research grade
S2
Used in entries
1

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Publisher
The Record (Recorded Future News)
Published
March 9, 2021
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S2
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://therecord.media/dutch-and-belgian-police-take-down-encrypted-criminal-chat-platform-sky-ecc
What it supports
The national operation names for the Sky ECC takedown — 'Operation Argus' in the Netherlands and 'Operation A-Limit' in Belgium — and the national arrest and search figures: 75 homes and offices raided and 30 arrests in the Netherlands; more than 1,500 Belgian police officers carrying out 200 house searches and arresting 48 suspects.
Dataset id
src_therecord_sky_ecc_2021

Research notes

  • Byline: Catalin Cimpanu.
  • The URL slug reads 'dutch-and-belgian' but the published headline is 'Belgian and Dutch police take down encrypted criminal chat platform Sky ECC'; the headline is used verbatim as the title.

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