Catalin Cimpanu reports:
The US Department of Justice has charged on Friday the CEO of Sky Global, the parent company behind Sky ECC, a mobile encrypted communications platform primarily used by criminal organizations.
Jean-Francois Eap, Sky Global CEO, a Canadian citizen, was indicted on Friday, along with Thomas Herdman, a former distributor of Sky Global encrypted devices.
Both were charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), a law that has been rarely used to go after technology companies.
Read more on The Record.
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