After some emails failed to decrypt, Uber's head of Global
Threat Intelligence suggested moving the conversation to an encrypted
messaging app called Wickr which uses military - grade encryption and automatically deletes
messages after a preset period.
Recorded Future — a US and Swedish - based internet technology company founded in 2009 that specializes in real - time
threat intelligence — first began conducting «an extensive analysis on 150 of the most prominent
message boards, marketplaces, and illicit services» in mid-2016.