Inside the FBI's Secret Encrypted Phone Company Anom - The Dark Wire Investigation

Dive into a riveting DEF CON conference talk exploring the FBI's covert operation of Anom, a secure communications app that became the preferred choice for organized criminals worldwide. Learn how this seemingly secure platform, used by drug traffickers and hitmen for coordinating high-stakes crimes, was actually an elaborate FBI-run operation. Discover exclusive technical details about the Anom network's architecture, the implementation of its backdoor system, and how the operation grew beyond the FBI's control. Through extensive research and interviews with app developers, vendors, criminal users, and FBI agents, gain unprecedented insights into this groundbreaking investigation. Examine the broader implications of law enforcement agencies compromising encrypted phone networks and the lack of public discourse surrounding these surveillance tactics. Based on findings from the book DARK WIRE, explore critical questions about privacy, surveillance, and the future of encrypted communications in an age of increasing government intervention.