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DarkCyber for March 26, 2019, Now Available

This week’s story line up includes: A call to block Tor in the European Union; Mimikatz, a key hacking tool; and SSL/TLS exploits; a look at IntSights’ marketing of its intelligence software and services; and a Bitcoin poster boy captured in Australia.


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This book provides an explanation of the shift to investigative tools which make use of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. Profiles of key vendors complement the discussion of open source software for Dark Web data gathering.
This book provides an explanation of the shift to investigative tools which make use of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. Profiles of key vendors complement the discussion of open source software for Dark Web data gathering.

Stephen E Arnold, producer of DarkCyber and author of CyberOSINT, said: “Cyber intelligence firms are stepping out of the shadows and adopting more aggressive marketing methods. The intelligence software sector is becoming more competitive so the low profile methods of the past are no longer enough to generate revenue. More visibility is likely to attract more media scrutiny which will have unforeseen consequences.”

DarkCyber for March 26, 2019, is now available at www.arnoldit.com/wordpress and on Vimeo at https://www.vimeo.com/326143126.

The program is a production of Stephen E Arnold. It is the only weekly video news shows focusing on the Dark Web, cybercrime, and lesser known Internet services.

This week’s story line up includes: A call to block Tor in the European Union; Mimikatz, a key hacking tool; and SSL/TLS exploits; a look at IntSights’ marketing of its intelligence software and services; and a Bitcoin poster boy captured in Australia.

This week’s feature reviews IntSights, a cyber intelligence firm which has experienced rapid growth. Most firms providing services to law enforcement and intelligence agencies maintain a low profile. IntSights has published a sponsored book and promoted Digital Risk Protection for Dummies written by a former Forrester consultant. The company also released some financial information, which is a departure from the less open approach taken by other companies in this low profile niche. Stephen E Arnold, producer of DarkCyber and author of CyberOSINT, said: “Cyber intelligence firms are stepping out of the shadows and adopting more aggressive marketing methods. The intelligence software sector is becoming more competitive so the low profile methods of the past are no longer enough to generate revenue. More visibility is likely to attract more media scrutiny which will have unforeseen consequences.” IntSights is implementing a marketing strategy which may mark a turning point in the cyber intelligence market.

The second major story concerns the founder of Auscoin, an Australian digital currency. The Australian Federal Police arrested an advocate of Bitcoin for dealing in controlled substances and operating a drug syndicate. The AFP seized about 60 pounds of cocaine, MDMA, and methamphetamines and the alleged wrongdoer’s bright green Lamborghini. Now faced with 14 charges related to controlled substances, the association of criminal activity and digital currency is difficult to ignore.

The “Cybershots” for this week include:

1. Wolfgang Sobotka’s call for blocking access to Tor (The Onion Router) within the European Union. Tor facilitates access to hidden Web sites, some of which facilitate the sale of drugs and other contraband. Tor may be criminalized after Sobotka’s presentation at the February 2019 European Police Congress.

2. The Mimikatz hacking tool is widely used by hackers around the world. DarkCyber describes this free software and explains where it can be obtained.

3. As cyber security becomes more effective, wrongdoers are seeking new ways to compromise systems. One active approach is to compromise SSL and TLS functions. DarkCyber provides information about obtaining a new, free report about this method of attack written by researchers at Georgia State University and the University of Surrey.

A new blog Dark Cyber Annex is now available at www.arnoldit.com/wordpress. Cybercrime, Dark Web, and company profiles are now appearing on a daily basis.

About Stephen E Arnold

Stephen E Arnold is the author of “Dark Web Notebook” and “CyberOSINT: Next Generation Information Access.” This book describes some of the technologies used by GSR and Cambridge Analytica to acquire and analyze Facebook user data. He has been named as a technology adviser to the UK based Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Human Trafficking and Child Sex Abuse.” Mr. Arnold also lectures to law enforcement and intelligence professionals who will be attending major law enforcement and intelligence conferences and training programs. In recent months, he has shared his research with law enforcement and intelligence professionals in the US and Europe. His most recent lectures focus on deanonymizing chat and digital currency transactions and the use of smart software for law enforcement and intelligence applications. He will be appearing at the TechnoSecurity & Digital Forensics Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC and in a upcoming webinar sponsored by Webhose.io, a cyber intelligence firm based in Israel. He publishes the free Web log “Beyond Search,” which is available at www.arnoldit.com/wordpress.
 


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