A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created for criminals. Matrix (Source: Dutch Police) The Matrix encrypted chat service Matrix – also know as Mactrix, Totalsec, X-quantum, and Q-safe – was first identified by Dutch authorities on the phone of a criminal convicted for the murder of Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries in 2021, and the discovery prompted an investigation into … More → The post Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals appeared first on Help Net Security.

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      18 days ago

      Valid, I don’t know the relative popularity of each. I don’t dabble in too much crypto or criminal networks, so might be popular but no on my radar. I and mostly wanting to confirm for my own understanding.