09 September 2024
Webinar
Webinar | Dark Web Investigations with Maltego: Practical Insights for Law Enforcement
From the sale of illegal goods on dark web marketplaces like Silk Road to the recruitment efforts of terrorist groups such as ISIS, or the procurement of abusive materials, the dark web is a bustling hub where all kinds of criminal activities and illicit transactions take place.
While some successful high-profile operations have led to significant arrests and seizures over the last few years, disrupting criminal activities on the dark web requires huge effort from crime units working to dismantle dangerous activities in an often impenetrable digital terrain.
What dark web investigations have in common is that success often hinges on a single lead found in this vast, decentralized, and encrypted network. This small piece of information can sometimes lead to real breakthroughs when combined with additional OSINT and internal data.
The big challenge is that investigating the dark web requires your team to be meticulous about their actions and adopt rigorous security measures to avoid leaving any trace that could compromise them and the operation.
Knowing all this, how can your team proceed, and what technology will support their efforts?
Join this deep dive where our Subject Matter Experts, Sergio Leal Rodriguez and Nitish Chandan, will:
- Discuss the types of actionable intelligence that can be gathered from the dark web and how to extract and utilize this data effectively
- Explain best practices in operational security (OPSEC) to maintain cover during investigations
- Showcase two real-life use cases they have worked on using Maltego
Key takeaways:
- 04:50 What information can law enforcement agencies find on the dark web
- 09:12 What measures does your team need to take to maintain cover
- 11:32 Why is investigating the dark web difficult for your team
- 14:09 How do law enforcement agencies successfully address dark web crimes
- 16:46 What is Maltego and how it helps investigative teams
- 23:00 Use Case 1: Investigating a dark web persona involved in CSAM activity
- 41:24 Use Case 2: Investigating a dark web marketplace
About the Speakers
Sergio Leal Rodriguez is an experienced and dedicated professional with more than 20 years of invaluable experience in coordinating, investigating, modeling data, and researching cybercrimes with a focus on the critical field of Child Sexual Abuse at Europol’s AP TWINS. His expertise lies in coordinating multi-agency efforts as well as conducting thorough investigations, and he has actively contributed to the development of innovative methodologies for data analysis and modeling in the context of child sexual abuse.
Nitish Chandan is an experienced trust and safety professional with expertise in product risk assessment, crisis response, and investigations. He is currently a Subject Matter Expert at Maltego, where he works with platforms to support their trust and safety investigation needs by developing use cases and investigation pathways. He also regularly conducts training for trust and safety teams to build capacity in risk assessments and fraud investigations. In his last role at Twitter, he was a Senior Product Trust Partner, focused on Twitter’s revenue products and product compliance in the JAPAC region.
