DarkCyber for January 22, 2019, Now Available
January 22, 2019
DarkCyber for January 22, 2019, is now available at www.arnoldit.com/wordpress and on Vimeo at https://www.vimeo.com/312358055. The program is a production of Stephen E Arnold. It is the only weekly video news shows focusing on the Dark Web and lesser known Internet services.
This week’s story line up includes… a report about a cyber crime volunteer program in the Netherlands … a profile of the intelware company Numerica… a new Europol report about the hidden Web… and a Los Angeles’ online service points the finger at Craigslist with drug related allegations.
DarkCyber’s first story reports that Dutch police have begun a cyber crime volunteer program. Individuals with an interest in assisting law enforcement in researching Dark Web and related topics can participate in the new program. Skills required by the police include advanced mathematics and physics. More than 200 people have stepped forward to assist. An initial group of 14 individuals has been selected. One volunteer holds down a full time job but wants to contribute to the government’s efforts to reduce cyber crime.
The second story presents information about Numerica, a company which provides intelligence software or intelware to the US Department of Defense and law enforcement organizations. The Numerica approach relies on advanced technology and intuitive, easy-to-use interfaces for its products. The Lumen product allows jurisdictions to share data about incidents and suspects from a desktop computer or a mobile phone. The system can generate maps with geo-locations marked, brief “bubble gum” card summaries of suspects, and reports which include event and time information. The company is listed on the GSA schedule, which speeds procurement of the company’s solutions.
DarkCyber reviewed a 2018 Europol report about hidden Internet services. The report contains useful information about the relationship among digital currency, hidden Internet sites, and drug sales. Plus, the report identifies chat services as one communication channel which bad actors are using more frequently. The reason is that government efforts to shut down Tor centric Dark Web sites are forcing bad actors to find other means of hiding their activities. One of the chilling findings is that modern distributed services create more challenges for government authorities. Many hidden Internet services do not have a single focal point.
The final story reviews allegations by LA Taco, an online information service, that Craigslist is listing drugs in its online advertising service. The report alleges that Craigslist does not filter ad listings for code words used to allow insiders to locate certain drugs like fentanyl. According to LA Taco, dealers describe drugs as “white china plates.” The savvy drug buyer contacts the seller of what appears to be dinnerware and buys the controlled substances. These are serious allegations, but filtering for common words can delete many legitimate listings from the online service. No easy solution exists in the view of the DarkCyber research team.
A new blog Dark Cyber Annex is now available at www.arnoldit.com/wordpress. Cyber crime, Dark Web, and company profiles are now appearing on a daily basis.
Kenny Toth, January 22, 2019
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