Hours after confirming they had pwned the supposedly uncrackable encrypted messaging platform used for all manner of organized crime, Ghost, police have now named the suspect they handcuffed last night, who is accused of being the alleged mastermind.
Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and make dozens of arrests
Australian citizen Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, from Narwee, New South Wales, was arrested by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and faced five charges in a Sydney court today in relation to the development and administration of Ghost.
Jay Je Yoon Jung, suspected of being the mastermind behind the Ghost platform, was arrested in NSW. Image: Australian Federal Police
The platform operated in a similar way to EncroChat, although much smaller in scale. EncroChat was infiltrated and taken down in 2020, and analysis of its users' communications continues to yield verdicts.
