Government release

# FBI's Encrypted Phone Platform Infiltrated Hundreds of Criminal Syndicates; Result is Massive Worldwide Takedown

United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, June 8, 2021. Covert operation of ANOM, 17-defendant indictment, message and device scale.

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** June 8, 2021

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 7

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of California

**Published:** June 8, 2021

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**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:** Covert operation of ANOM, 17-defendant indictment, message and device scale

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_anom\_2021

## Research notes

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How this source is used

Cited 7 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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[Operation Trojan Shield](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-trojan-shield)

Criminal communications, October 2018

Primary source

### Organization roles

3 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-trojan-shield)

Operational lead, Operation Trojan Shield

Primary source
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[Australian Federal Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-trojan-shield)

Co-lead, Operation Trojan Shield

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-trojan-shield)

Charging, Operation Trojan Shield

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[1 command and control server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-trojan-shield)

Command and control server taken over, Operation Trojan Shield

Primary source
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[approximately 12,000 user accounts](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-trojan-shield)

User accounts searched, Operation Trojan Shield

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[No documented return](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-trojan-shield)

Relationship not established, Operation Trojan Shield

Primary source

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