Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket, the federal prosecutor's office in New York said.
The investigation began in November 2025, when police were alerted to a suspected SMS blaster operating in downtown Toronto. Police later determined that the blaster was operating out of a car, which allowed it to move around the city and Greater Toronto Area.
"No action is required from users," the agency's statement on the matter says. "However, they are advised to remain highly vigilant regarding any suspicious or unusual messages they may receive (SMS, phone calls, emails, etc.) that appear to come from ANTS."
Morpheus, a new malware identified by Osservatorio Nessuno, masquerades as a phone updating app and is capable of stealing a broad range of data from an intended target's device.