"The Devil's Messaging. When the Police Hack the Narcos," on HBO Max: a dizzying and disturbing account

The documentary series by Ksenia Bolchakova and Simon Bouisson explores a thrilling investigation into the hacking of the encrypted messaging app Sky ECC by French and Belgian police in February 2021. This breach provided access to communications from 300,000 active accounts involved in drug trafficking and organized crime. The series reveals chilling exchanges, including texts and voice messages, detailing violent acts and the assassination of 22-year-old Houcine Hakkar, who was mistakenly killed in Besançon. The vice-prosecutor Johanna Brousse highlights the organized nature of the murder, which was discussed in real-time on Sky ECC.