Four years after the EncroChat hack, doubts arise about its lasting impact on combating organized crime in Germany. Despite thousands of arrests, drug trafficking persists with new players emerging, violence increasing, and drug prices dropping. Law enforcement struggles to target…

The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany has upheld a decision allowing the use of EncroChat data in criminal proceedings, confirming a previous ruling by the Federal Court of Justice. The data, gained through the hacking of EncroChat’s secure communication system,…