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Forensic investigators link Tor users to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) without saved files primarily by combining malware-sourced logs, financial blockchain tracing, network traffic and service-l...
Device and platform traces that can link a user to CSAM include file hashes and fuzzy/perceptual hashes used for on-device or server-side matching (e.g., PhotoDNA, NeuralHash, PDQ), metadata embedded ...
An ISP can see that a customer is connecting to the Tor network but cannot see the specific Tor destinations or the content of Tor traffic; Tor encrypts and routes traffic through relays so ISPs “only...
Law enforcement can build CSAM investigations using non-file evidence: financial tracing (including cryptocurrency on‑chain analysis) to identify operators and cash-outs , platform reports and hash‑ma...
Investigators examine server and device logs in CSAM probes by combining malware-derived logs, financial/on‑chain tracing, hash‑matching tools and traditional forensic log analysis to link accounts, I...
Investigators can establish access to CSAM without a suspect’s physical device by tracing cloud-stored matches, server logs, account metadata, and financial or network traces — for example, on-device ...
Law‑enforcement forensic methods for unmasking users on dark‑web CSAM platforms have shifted from purely network‑level deanonymization to multi‑disciplinary approaches that pair blockchain tracing, ma...
’s shifts the heavy lifting of and compliance from individual vendors to its accredited Palantir Federal Cloud Service (PFCS), promising faster, cheaper authorization by letting partners run in Palant...
Yes — law enforcement can and does track Bitcoin transactions used on the dark web, because every Bitcoin transfer is permanently recorded on a public blockchain that investigators can analyze with sp...
Yes — multiple outlets report that a Solana-based memecoin called $LIBRA was launched in mid‑February 2025 after Argentina’s president Javier Milei posted about it, and reporting links the token’s cre...
Yes — courts routinely convict people for CSAM offenses based on digital evidence collected online and from devices; examples include convictions where forensic analysis of devices and online accounts...
Law enforcement and criminal actors online focus on high-value and vulnerable targets: organizations, critical infrastructure, and high-net-worth individuals, while mass scams and automated attacks sw...
Cryptocurrency transaction tracing tools enable investigators to , using address labeling, clustering, and behavioral analytics; these capabilities have led to concrete disruptions and charges in high...