⚽️ From Pitch to Prison: The £500k Password Mistake скачать в хорошем качестве

⚽️ From Pitch to Prison: The £500k Password Mistake

This case is a powerful reminder that encryption is only as strong as the user. Former footballer Francis Ventre believed EncroChat would protect his identity while running a £479,500 drug operation. But investigators didn’t break the encryption, they exposed poor operational security. After the encrypted network was dismantled under Operation Venetic, messages linked to the alias “Dillforest” revealed Ventre’s central role in the supply of cocaine and ketamine. He was connected to: • 1kg of cocaine (approx. £38,500 street value) • 63kg of ketamine (approx. £441,000 street value) The recovered communications showed him organising deals, setting prices, directing deliveries and sometimes delivering the drugs himself. Faced with overwhelming evidence, Ventre pleaded guilty to: • Conspiracy to supply cocaine • Conspiracy to supply ketamine • Conspiracy to convert criminal property He was sentenced to nine years in prison. Key takeaway: Technology can offer protection but poor password choices and weak OPSEC can undo everything. Encryption didn’t fail. The user did. He now has nine years to think about password hygiene.