CEO of Encrypted Chat Platform Indicted for Aiding Organised Criminals

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday announced an indictment against Jean-Francois Eap, the CEO of encrypted messaging company Sky Global, and an associate for wilfully participating in a criminal enterprise to help international drug traffickers avoid law enforcement.
Eap (also known as “888888”) and Thomas Herdman, a former high-level distributor of Sky Global devices, have been