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Hi-tech sting leads to global crackdown on organised crime, over 800 detained

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CANBERRA/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Global law enforcement agencies hacked into an app used by criminals and read millions of encrypted messages, leading to hundreds of arrests of organised crime figures in 18 countries, officials said on Tuesday.