{"id":2227,"date":"2025-08-08T11:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:21:21","slug":"cracking-codes-and-cases-how-osint-powers-cybercrime-takedowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/cracking-codes-and-cases-how-osint-powers-cybercrime-takedowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracking Codes and Cases: How OSINT Powers Cybercrime Takedowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, October 9<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cracking Codes and Cases: How OSINT Powers Cybercrime Takedowns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DC Chapter Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date and time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, October 9 \u00b7 1 &#8211; 2:30pm EDT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Berliner Corcoran &amp; Rowe LLP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1101 17th Street Northwest 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20036<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00 PM\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cracking Codes and Cases: How OSINT Powers Cybercrime Takedowns &#8211; Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cracking-codes-and-cases-how-osint-powers-cybercrime-takedowns-tickets-1434727762359?aff=oddtdtcreator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deborah Pianko, IVIX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pamela Clegg, IVIX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bruce Zagaris, Moderator, DC Chapter Board<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About this event<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This event is DC Chapter\u2019s Q3 event focuses on how platforms like IVIX (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivix.ai\/\">www.ivix.ai<\/a>) follow digital breadcrumbs, including forum posts, metadata, blockchain transactions, and online aliases, then leverage and piece together the data to fight cybercrime, using forensic and open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. DOJ takedown of the Silk Road darknet marketplace in 2013 is showcased. This prosecution was made possible through a combination of technical analysis, operational surveillance, and the correlation of online activity with real-world identity information.<\/p>\n<p>The presenters will unravel and explain investigations of other cybercrimes, such as the infamous 2020 Twitter hack by \u201cPlugWalkJoe\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/uk-citizen-extradited-and-pleads-guilty-cyber-crime-offenses\">https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/uk-citizen-extradited-and-pleads-guilty-cyber-crime-offenses<\/a>\u00a0to further illustrate dynamic interactions of how these tools are continually adapted for investigations despite fraudsters\u2019 continuing efforts to conceal their schemes.<\/p>\n<p>National will provide advertising and tag the DC Chapter Members on social media sites. The DC Chapter Board Members will reshare\/blast the advertisement and share to increase activity and interest in ACFCS and DC Chapter events and membership.<\/p>\n<p>This event will provide an opportunity for DC Chapter and online attendees to learn:<\/p>\n<p>-The value of OSINT and international cooperation to expose the activities and identities of criminals who hide in digital shadows.<\/p>\n<p>-How government investigative and regulatory agencies are able to uncover and take down bad actors who engage in hidden economic activity; also how these efforts lead to compliance with local and national laws, at scale.<\/p>\n<p>-How private sector OSINT platforms like IVIX bring to government agencies that same investigative power in joint criminal and civil investigations.<\/p>\n<p>-Networking at in-person event with D.C. area professionals including forensic investigators, government, legal, accounting and FinTech experts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(Requires a subscription to WSJ)\u00a0We recognize that attendees may have an interest in taking action if their private personal information is hacked.\u00a0How to delete your data from Dark Web,\u00a0See: e,g.,\u00a0WSJ link:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/personal-tech\/personal-information-privacy-deleteme-2ceea2ad\"><strong><em>https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/personal-tech\/personal-information-privacy-deleteme-2ceea2ad<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, October 9 Cracking Codes and Cases: How OSINT Powers Cybercrime Takedowns DC Chapter Event Date and time Thursday, October 9 \u00b7 1 &#8211; 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