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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Peter Brewer

How 'supernerds' in Barton basement crack big-time crime for federal police

"Supernerds" working within the Barton bunker of the Australian Federal Police were able to covertly insert surveillance coding into over-the-air updates to an encrypted commercial app used extensively by organised crime, culminating in dozens of arrest around the country on Tuesday.

Over 700 federal police executed 71 search warrants in the early hours of Tuesday morning and provided support during two days of action across four Australian states and territories.

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