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date = "2024-12-03"
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title = "An unrelated cybercriminal network named MATRIX was taken down"
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aliases = ["/blog/2024/12/a/"]
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author = ["Thib"]
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category = ["General"]
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The Matrix.org Foundation has been made aware that an international investigative operation [took down a service called MATRIX which was used by a cybercriminal network](https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/international-operation-takes-down-another-encrypted-messaging-service-used-criminals), which has no relationship with the Matrix.org Foundation or the Matrix protocol itself.
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The [takedown site](https://www.operation-passionflower.com/) has a Matrix-the-movie branding, which is a probable source of confusion. The app showcased doesn’t look like any of the Matrix clients we’re aware of.
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In a statement to the Matrix.org Foundation, Europol confirmed that the MATRIX cybercriminal network and the Matrix protocol are entirely unrelated. Europol states:
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> The Matrix protocol (matrix.org) is by no means connected to the Matrix secured communication service that was targeted in OTF Continental.
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A [statement from the Dutch police](https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2024/december/3/11-opnieuw-versleutelde-communicatiedienst-criminelen-ontmanteld.html) confirms that this is unrelated: "Matrix is also the name of a company and communications protocol of the same name, which has nothing to do with the crypto communications service Matrix."
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