Investigators of the Paris attacks have found evidence they believe shows some of the terrorists used encrypted apps to hide their plotting of the attacks, officials briefed on the investigation tell CNN.
This is the first time investigators have made that assertion.
Among the apps officials found used by the terrorists were WhatsApp and Telegram, both of which boast of end-to-end encryption that protects the privacy of their users and are difficult to decrypt.
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