Australian cops crack down on an encrypted messaging service, seizing $6.4 million in cryptocurrency! Authorities seized millions in cryptocurrency connected to the "Ghost" app—said to be used by criminals—as part of Operation Kraken. The creator of the software, Jay Je Yoon Jung, and another person involved in its dissemination were apprehended as a result of this international operation. 46 persons were detained, 93 raids were carried out, and drugs and weapons were found.