Google Pixel 4a with custom firmware was used by FBI to intercept criminals messages

An intriguing story by Motherboard tells the tale of an ordinary-looking midrange phone with significant intentions. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) used a Google Pixel 4a with customized firmware to intercept messages sent to direct criminal activity. Motherboard obtained the actual device and detailed how this was done. Motherboard has obtained and analyzed an Anom phone from a source who unknowingly bought one on a classified ads site. Court documents explain that an ex-seller of other bands of secure devices developed their own product called “Anom” and presented it to...

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