Exclu was an encrypted messaging app that was shut down after a series of international raids in February 2023.
[1][2] In 2019 German police raided CyberBunker, which led to them obtaining data needed to decrypt the Exclu services.
[1][2] On 3 February 2023 simultaneous raids took place on properties in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Belgium.
[2] The first, called 26Sambar, started in September 2020 and targeted owners and managers of Exclu.
[2] In February 2023 German police announced that George Mitchell was one of five major suspects behind the network.