Executive Summary Operation Alice is one of the largest coordinated dark-web takedowns in history. Multiple international law enforcement agencies were involved in the dismantling of over 370,000 ...
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Deepfaked Audio used in Court Cases
Executive Summary Deepfake audio is becoming a serious threat as it compromises the integrity of digital evidence in court cases. The audio is being used in an attempt to invalidate digital forensic ...
Executive Summary Digital Warfare is reaching new heights as attackers attempt to manipulate public perception through coordinated online operations. This manipulation can destabilize institutions, ...
Cryptocurrency in Human Trafficking
Executive Summary Cryptocurrency payments to human-trafficking networks surged dramatically in the past year. This surge in payment methods strengthens organized exploitation by allowing ...
Executive Summary AI is being used to carry out social engineering attacks as it becomes more sophisticated and harder for users to detect. These threats can lead to identity theft, financial loss, ...
Spyware Targeting Messaging Apps
Executive Summary Threat actors are deploying and creating their own spyware to compromise messaging platforms. These attacks allow attackers to gain unauthorized access and surveillance of ...
Operation SIMCARTEL Forensic Analysis
Executive Summary In a joint operation, Europol took down a large-scale SIM farm operation based in Latvia. Criminals were using this SIM farm to conduct fraud, scams, and phishing attacks, ...
Tesla Cryptojacking Forensic Analysis
Executive Summary In January 2018, cybersecurity researchers discovered that Tesla’s cloud environment was being used unknowingly to mine cryptocurrency. There was also evidence that proprietary ...
Arup Deekfake Scam Forensic Analysis
Executive Summary In 2024, Arup, an engineering firm based in the United Kingdom, fell victim to a deepfake attack, which led to a loss of $25 million. An employee in one of their offices in Hong ...
Mirai Botnet Forensic Analysis
Executive Summary In 2016, the internet experienced some of the largest cyberattacks at the time. A botnet called Mirai infected hundreds of thousands of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, amassing a ...