so what, isn't the data encrypted?
Do not use Proton mail service. Seems they deliver all customers data to government
Here are some detailed sources describing the Proton Mail vs. Phrack controversy from September 2025:
- The Intercept's investigative article (one of the most comprehensive journalistic accounts):
https://theintercept.com/2025/09/12/proton-mail-journalist-accounts-suspended/
- Phrack's own article (Issue 72, which includes the original exposé on North Korean cyber-espionage and a timeline of the Proton account suspensions at the top):
https://phrack.org/issues/72/7.html (or the Markdown version: https://phrack.org/issues/72/7_md)
- A blog post analyzing the incident from redact.dev:
https://redact.dev/blog/proton-mail-journalist-suspensions-cert-alert
- Another blog-style breakdown on Substack (The Lunduke Journal):
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-phrack-north-korea-and-proton
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Asking the same question. If you don’t explain that bit up front when screaming they are shit, then you’re clickbait right?