Panel – Deep Dive into the Dark Web

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Jane Lee - Sift, Ralf Hornberger - Arvato Financial Solutions, Tobias Wieloch - Europol
May 12, 2021
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Tobias Wieloch of Europol’s Cyber Crime Centre , Jane Lee of Sift, and Ralf Hornberger of Arvato Financial Solutions take a deep dive into the troubled waters of the dark web, and explore illegitimate credit card marketplaces, current trends in criminal activity, and the cryptocurrencies that power those activities. Other topics covered include the many successful law enforcement initiatives designed to combat these criminals, data points breaking down criminal activity on the dark web, and what it takes for a vendor to be targeted by law enforcement.

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