Social terrorism is very real.
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An alleged trail of posts, some involving his plans, has been found on 4chan in anonymous posts previously missed by law enforcement and other authorities investigating Brenton Tarrant.
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Online dump of Chinese hacking docs offers just a small glimpse into the true depth of Chinese State surveillance apparatus.
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Australia's 'scam economy' is massive and valuable, to scammers.
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High-definition video resolution has been the standard since the early 2000s - that's almost a quarter of a century for a technology standard.
Be very cautious of videos that circulate on social networks which look like they are composited from resolutions of the 1990s and blurry.
One of the first things done to hide heavy video manipulation is to add a layer of video blur and tampered lens focus.
You've been warned!
Not everything you are seeing is real.
Be very cautious of videos that circulate on social networks which look like they are composited from resolutions of the 1990s and blurry.
One of the first things done to hide heavy video manipulation is to add a layer of video blur and tampered lens focus.
You've been warned!
Not everything you are seeing is real.
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) infiltrate and take down another encrypted mobile platform, Ghost.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/ ... 7d90f9e2b7
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Karaoke-loving, tech wiz allegedly behind encrypted criminal app
A humble cleaning salesman by day, an alleged tech mastermind by night, now an inmate on remand in a NSW jail - welcome to the life of Jay Je Yoon Jung.
Police allege the unassuming 32-year-old is the key cog in the large wheel that is Ghost, an encrypted communication platform loaded onto select mobile phones and allegedly sold to bikies, crime lords, enforcers and guns-for-hire, who believed they could speak freely about kidnappings, drug imports and even murders, without fear of police interception.
Police allege Jung was the man responsible for building the encrypted platform, which has been operating for nine years but was only recently infiltrated by police.
Jung, who lives with his parents in Narwee, south of Sydney, was the central target in a series of sweeping dawn raids carried out by Australian Federal Police officers across the country on Tuesday, resulting in the arrest of 38 people, including 23 in NSW.
More than 200kg of drugs were seized, along with $1.2 million in cash and 25 weapons.
The Sydney man who allegedly controlled the underworld’s unhackable communications platform remains a mystery on the general web.
His parents own a commercial cleaning business called 7Masters, which described itself as one of the best professional cleaning services around with more than 25 years experience.
A family friend, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the charges against Jung “came as a complete surprise”.
“Jay is a nice, but very quiet man,” the source said. “He has worked with his family for many years.
“The family have told employees and friends they needed to ‘take time away from the business’, but didn’t explain why.
“Jay was a manager of one of the departments at 7Master.”
The man told The Daily Telegraph the family “would have been caught off guard” by these charges.
Police confirmed Jung worked for the family business, and his Linkedin profile says he was in the sales team for the past 12-and-a-half years.
He works by day at their legitimate family business - his parents oblivious to his alleged dealings with organised crime.
Jung’s parents have not been charged and are not accused of any wrongdoing.
Court documents reveal police will allege Jung spent his spare time “providing material support [and] resources” to criminal organisations, thereby allegedly aiding them in committing serious offences that carry more than three years jail.
He also stands accused of using fictitious aliases to obtain a Bit.Store cryptocurrency card and a Meta Genesis cryptocurrency card to deal with alleged proceeds of crime.
Jung’s lawyer, Jason Pham, did not enter pleas to any of the charges during the brief mention.
Jung will remain in custody on remand until at least his next court appearance in November.
Investigations have revealed the mastermind doesn’t appear as a showy spender, the only obvious sign of any wealth is a 2015 black Mercedes Benz with the number plate “Ghost”, sources say.
With no known tech qualifications it’s unclear as to how this man could have created a platform nine years ago that police will allege has been used to facilitate all levels of organised crime, including violence, drug trafficking and money laundering.
So confident in the platform’s security, users have shared pictures of drugs and even asked the alleged mastermind - who is also the “tech troubleshooter” - to fix the clarity of their drug pictures.
Sources say the site is also full of open conversations about drug dealing, threats of violence, even pictures of people with weapons.
The common theme is drug supply, and the violence that comes with it.
There is no evidence, police will allege, that the mastermind is motivated by anything other than financial gain, saying he derived “considerable illicit profits” from the platform, hiding his wealth in cryptocurrency wallets.
Ghost required users to purchase a phone and a SIMcard for $2350 which included a six month subscription.
Users can send text messages, voice messages, photos and videos to other platform users.
An added appeal is the self-expiring message function and the ability to “wipe” itself if not activated within 30 days.
There is also a push-to-talk feature with voice altercation and users can use handles or pseudonyms.
While the privacy functions are what likely drew users to the site, the AFP will allege the mastermind had tight control over who is accepted and who is not.
Referral is largely word of mouth, and the alleged mastermind has the final say over who is welcomed onto the platform.
The structure is simple, the administrator, the resellers and the users.
The administrator, or mastermind allegedly determines who can become a reseller - the primary distributors of devices.
They have access to a portal, created by the alleged administrator, that enables them to create an account for their clients.
The resellers conduct sales, set up devices, receive cash or cryptocurrency payment and provide details to clients.
How he came to be the first Australian charged by the AFP with offences associated with operating and running a platform in Australia, that has users around the world, remains unclear.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/ ... 7d90f9e2b7
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Karaoke-loving, tech wiz allegedly behind encrypted criminal app
A humble cleaning salesman by day, an alleged tech mastermind by night, now an inmate on remand in a NSW jail - welcome to the life of Jay Je Yoon Jung.
Police allege the unassuming 32-year-old is the key cog in the large wheel that is Ghost, an encrypted communication platform loaded onto select mobile phones and allegedly sold to bikies, crime lords, enforcers and guns-for-hire, who believed they could speak freely about kidnappings, drug imports and even murders, without fear of police interception.
Police allege Jung was the man responsible for building the encrypted platform, which has been operating for nine years but was only recently infiltrated by police.
Jung, who lives with his parents in Narwee, south of Sydney, was the central target in a series of sweeping dawn raids carried out by Australian Federal Police officers across the country on Tuesday, resulting in the arrest of 38 people, including 23 in NSW.
More than 200kg of drugs were seized, along with $1.2 million in cash and 25 weapons.
The Sydney man who allegedly controlled the underworld’s unhackable communications platform remains a mystery on the general web.
A family friend, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the charges against Jung “came as a complete surprise”.
“Jay is a nice, but very quiet man,” the source said. “He has worked with his family for many years.
“The family have told employees and friends they needed to ‘take time away from the business’, but didn’t explain why.
“Jay was a manager of one of the departments at 7Master.”
The man told The Daily Telegraph the family “would have been caught off guard” by these charges.
Police confirmed Jung worked for the family business, and his Linkedin profile says he was in the sales team for the past 12-and-a-half years.
He works by day at their legitimate family business - his parents oblivious to his alleged dealings with organised crime.
Jung’s parents have not been charged and are not accused of any wrongdoing.
Court documents reveal police will allege Jung spent his spare time “providing material support [and] resources” to criminal organisations, thereby allegedly aiding them in committing serious offences that carry more than three years jail.
He also stands accused of using fictitious aliases to obtain a Bit.Store cryptocurrency card and a Meta Genesis cryptocurrency card to deal with alleged proceeds of crime.
Jung’s lawyer, Jason Pham, did not enter pleas to any of the charges during the brief mention.
Jung will remain in custody on remand until at least his next court appearance in November.
Investigations have revealed the mastermind doesn’t appear as a showy spender, the only obvious sign of any wealth is a 2015 black Mercedes Benz with the number plate “Ghost”, sources say.
With no known tech qualifications it’s unclear as to how this man could have created a platform nine years ago that police will allege has been used to facilitate all levels of organised crime, including violence, drug trafficking and money laundering.
So confident in the platform’s security, users have shared pictures of drugs and even asked the alleged mastermind - who is also the “tech troubleshooter” - to fix the clarity of their drug pictures.
The common theme is drug supply, and the violence that comes with it.
There is no evidence, police will allege, that the mastermind is motivated by anything other than financial gain, saying he derived “considerable illicit profits” from the platform, hiding his wealth in cryptocurrency wallets.
Ghost required users to purchase a phone and a SIMcard for $2350 which included a six month subscription.
Users can send text messages, voice messages, photos and videos to other platform users.
An added appeal is the self-expiring message function and the ability to “wipe” itself if not activated within 30 days.
There is also a push-to-talk feature with voice altercation and users can use handles or pseudonyms.
While the privacy functions are what likely drew users to the site, the AFP will allege the mastermind had tight control over who is accepted and who is not.
The structure is simple, the administrator, the resellers and the users.
The administrator, or mastermind allegedly determines who can become a reseller - the primary distributors of devices.
They have access to a portal, created by the alleged administrator, that enables them to create an account for their clients.
The resellers conduct sales, set up devices, receive cash or cryptocurrency payment and provide details to clients.
How he came to be the first Australian charged by the AFP with offences associated with operating and running a platform in Australia, that has users around the world, remains unclear.
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There is very little evidence to support the suggestion the 70,000+ spam emails sent to Australian media outlets was a Russian coordinated disinformation op.
The evidence is scant, at best.
What I find even more concerning about any actual potential Russian disinformation op, is the West continuing to assert through the MSM machination that every piece of propaganda that gets disseminated must be a Russian disinformation op.
We've seen this playbook pressed, over and over, by the West and it just doesn't stick anymore.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/aus ... gn-5726077
The evidence is scant, at best.
What I find even more concerning about any actual potential Russian disinformation op, is the West continuing to assert through the MSM machination that every piece of propaganda that gets disseminated must be a Russian disinformation op.
We've seen this playbook pressed, over and over, by the West and it just doesn't stick anymore.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/aus ... gn-5726077
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So instead of Beijing floating around inside server systems, we have the FBI floating around in server systems.
Is that supposed to make everyone feel better?!
https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/fbi ... es-5726553
Is that supposed to make everyone feel better?!
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Update to the recent story about the Australian Federal Police (AFP) infiltrating and taking down the encrypted mobile platform, Ghost.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/truec ... 18445ac3f1
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Ghost app takedown: Police allege Jay Je Yoon Jung made $10m from encrypted underworld app
Australian Federal Police are scrambling to locate a missing hardware wallet containing an estimated $10 million in cryptocurrency belonging to commercial cleaner-turned-alleged underworld tech whiz, Jay Je Yoon Jung.
Jung, an unassuming 32-year-old who lives at home with his parents in Western Sydney, was arrested in sweeping raids on Tuesday morning, accused of being the mastermind behind an elusive underworld communication app dubbed “Ghost”.
Police allege the platform, which centres on specially configured mobile phones that come pre-loaded with the subscriber-based app, was used by gangsters, bikies and criminals across the globe to traffic drugs, plan kidnappings and plot murders.
The platform was virtually untouchable for years before AFP technical experts found a way to infiltrate it and began monitoring conversations, leading them to pinpoint Jung as its alleged architect and administrator.
The Saturday Telegraph understands police will allege Jung “invented” Ghost in 2015 but hired an Indian-based company to develop the software.
It is alleged Jung was responsible for overseeing the entire operation from the bedroom of his parents’ Narwee home when he wasn’t working in their commercial cleaning business.
Police allege he played a troubleshooting role in the day-to-day running of the platform, offering IT support while entrusting a series of loyal lieutenants around the world to attract new clients and resign existing ones.
It is alleged Jung made almost $3m in profits in the nine years Ghost was operational.
Police claim Jung accepted cash but actively encouraged users to pay for access to the network using cryptocurrency, which he then allegedly ploughed into the digital currency market, amassing a fortune that investigators estimate sits at just over $10m.
Police believe that the crypto is being held on what is known as a hardware wallet — a small, tag-like gadget that must be physically connected to a computer to work — however, its whereabouts are currently unknown.
It is understood officers are scrambling to try and locate the device ahead of any bail application Jung might make in the near future.
The move comes as The Saturday Telegraph can reveal fresh details of the case against Jung, including claims that he used his own bank accounts to accept payment for the Ghost devices, made bold assurances to would-be buyers about the level of security attached to the platform, and allegedly used a fake name to purchase international SIM cards for the phones.
It is understood police will allege Jung’s personal computer offered up the largest cache of evidence in the case, thanks in part to his apparently meticulous record keeping.
It is alleged the computer contained folder after folder of information relating to the establishment of Ghost and its ongoing maintenance, including a nondisclosure agreement between Jung and Delhi-based developers Core Techies India, naming Jung as the “inventor”, Ghost as the “invention”, and outlining Jung’s financial and operational responsibilities to maintain the network.
According to police, a separate folder on the computer contained an Excel spreadsheet featuring a full list of all current Ghost users, their emergency passwords, subscription renewal dates and the associated SIM card assigned to the device. A second folder contained similar details for past users.
Meanwhile, two tabs labelled “bills” and “profits” allegedly contained a chronological cost of the expenses Jung allegedly incurred keeping Ghost running since January 2021, including paying $265,000 to Core Techies India, $56,000 to Google for advertising space and $376,000 to Keepgo for SIM cards.
According to police, the same documents showed Ghost made a total profit of $2.98m between October 2015 and July 2024.
Police will allege another folder showed a series of advertising documents for Ghost, which boasted that the platform’s clients included “businesses, government agencies and high-profile clients” who benefited from Ghost’s “military grade encryption algorithm”.
The material further stated Ghost’s secure network and devices “have never been compromised by any unauthorised third party”, telling customers “you will literally be a Ghost”.
Police claim they also uncovered online discussions Jung allegedly had with potential clients where he reinforced the claims made in the advertising material, including telling one man based in the United Arab Emirates that its system “cannot be compromised”.
The Telegraph understands undercover AFP officers managed to make contact online with a local Ghost supplier in July 2023, and organised to purchase five handsets at $2350 each.
The phones were delivered via a pre-organised “dead drop” in Greystanes, giving police physical access to the device for the first time.
They allegedly discovered the phones could be wiped remotely or via the entry of a “duress” password by its user, and that the app icon could be altered to look like a generic calculator icon on the home screen, with access only granted via the entry of a number followed by an equals sign.
Among those alleged to have used Ghost for illegal activity is Sydney man Brendan Kurt Lamb, who was charged with trafficking a controlled drug after police raided his Oran Park home last month, allegedly locating a Ghost phone, cocaine and $50,000 in cash.
Almost two dozen people have been charged so far, with the AFP claiming it monitored 125,000 messages and 120 video calls from about 400 users in the months leading up to Tuesday’s raids.
They claim users are brazen, posting photos of drugs, making serious threats to kill and kidnap, giving signs their online safe haven could not be infiltrated.
Jung, who is facing five charges including supporting a criminal group, dealing with suspected proceeds of crime and dealing with identifying information to facilitate fraud, did not apply for bail in court on Tuesday and it was formally refused.
The case will return to court in November.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/truec ... 18445ac3f1
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Ghost app takedown: Police allege Jay Je Yoon Jung made $10m from encrypted underworld app
Australian Federal Police are scrambling to locate a missing hardware wallet containing an estimated $10 million in cryptocurrency belonging to commercial cleaner-turned-alleged underworld tech whiz, Jay Je Yoon Jung.
Jung, an unassuming 32-year-old who lives at home with his parents in Western Sydney, was arrested in sweeping raids on Tuesday morning, accused of being the mastermind behind an elusive underworld communication app dubbed “Ghost”.
Police allege the platform, which centres on specially configured mobile phones that come pre-loaded with the subscriber-based app, was used by gangsters, bikies and criminals across the globe to traffic drugs, plan kidnappings and plot murders.
The platform was virtually untouchable for years before AFP technical experts found a way to infiltrate it and began monitoring conversations, leading them to pinpoint Jung as its alleged architect and administrator.
The Saturday Telegraph understands police will allege Jung “invented” Ghost in 2015 but hired an Indian-based company to develop the software.
Police allege he played a troubleshooting role in the day-to-day running of the platform, offering IT support while entrusting a series of loyal lieutenants around the world to attract new clients and resign existing ones.
It is alleged Jung made almost $3m in profits in the nine years Ghost was operational.
Police claim Jung accepted cash but actively encouraged users to pay for access to the network using cryptocurrency, which he then allegedly ploughed into the digital currency market, amassing a fortune that investigators estimate sits at just over $10m.
Police believe that the crypto is being held on what is known as a hardware wallet — a small, tag-like gadget that must be physically connected to a computer to work — however, its whereabouts are currently unknown.
It is understood officers are scrambling to try and locate the device ahead of any bail application Jung might make in the near future.
The move comes as The Saturday Telegraph can reveal fresh details of the case against Jung, including claims that he used his own bank accounts to accept payment for the Ghost devices, made bold assurances to would-be buyers about the level of security attached to the platform, and allegedly used a fake name to purchase international SIM cards for the phones.
It is alleged the computer contained folder after folder of information relating to the establishment of Ghost and its ongoing maintenance, including a nondisclosure agreement between Jung and Delhi-based developers Core Techies India, naming Jung as the “inventor”, Ghost as the “invention”, and outlining Jung’s financial and operational responsibilities to maintain the network.
According to police, a separate folder on the computer contained an Excel spreadsheet featuring a full list of all current Ghost users, their emergency passwords, subscription renewal dates and the associated SIM card assigned to the device. A second folder contained similar details for past users.
Meanwhile, two tabs labelled “bills” and “profits” allegedly contained a chronological cost of the expenses Jung allegedly incurred keeping Ghost running since January 2021, including paying $265,000 to Core Techies India, $56,000 to Google for advertising space and $376,000 to Keepgo for SIM cards.
Police will allege another folder showed a series of advertising documents for Ghost, which boasted that the platform’s clients included “businesses, government agencies and high-profile clients” who benefited from Ghost’s “military grade encryption algorithm”.
The material further stated Ghost’s secure network and devices “have never been compromised by any unauthorised third party”, telling customers “you will literally be a Ghost”.
Police claim they also uncovered online discussions Jung allegedly had with potential clients where he reinforced the claims made in the advertising material, including telling one man based in the United Arab Emirates that its system “cannot be compromised”.
The Telegraph understands undercover AFP officers managed to make contact online with a local Ghost supplier in July 2023, and organised to purchase five handsets at $2350 each.
They allegedly discovered the phones could be wiped remotely or via the entry of a “duress” password by its user, and that the app icon could be altered to look like a generic calculator icon on the home screen, with access only granted via the entry of a number followed by an equals sign.
Among those alleged to have used Ghost for illegal activity is Sydney man Brendan Kurt Lamb, who was charged with trafficking a controlled drug after police raided his Oran Park home last month, allegedly locating a Ghost phone, cocaine and $50,000 in cash.
Almost two dozen people have been charged so far, with the AFP claiming it monitored 125,000 messages and 120 video calls from about 400 users in the months leading up to Tuesday’s raids.
Jung, who is facing five charges including supporting a criminal group, dealing with suspected proceeds of crime and dealing with identifying information to facilitate fraud, did not apply for bail in court on Tuesday and it was formally refused.
The case will return to court in November.
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We are in the age of cognitive warfare.
What a chilling realization.
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What a chilling realization.
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