Awkward namespace collision in the news today. As far as we know, it has nothing to do with the #Matrix protocol.
Europol took down "encrypted messaging service MATRIX." europol.europa.eu/media-press/…
"The investigation did not spotlight the similarly-named Matrix open source communication protocol."
nltimes.nl/2024/12/03/dutch-fr…
Dutch & French police take down Matrix encrypted chat app; 2.3 million messages captured
Dutch and French authorities have cracked another encrypted communication service that criminals allegedly used to communicate with each other.NL Times
Joshua Riley Simmons
in reply to Joshua Riley Simmons • • •We put out a brief blog post on the subject, as – no surprise – we're getting a lot of inquiries: matrix.org/blog/2024/12/unrela…
As others have noted, the screenshots don't appear to show any known #Matrix client.
We're staying tuned as more information becomes available.
An unrelated cybercriminal network named MATRIX was taken down
Thib (matrix.org)