Cracking Codes and Cases: How OSINT Powers Cybercrime Takedowns
The Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS), Washington DC chapter will host this event, with in-person and virtual attendance options.
When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (EDT)
Where: In-person attendees: Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP, 1101 17th Street Northwest, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20036
Register to attend in person or virtually at this link.
IVIX Director of North America Sales Debbie Pianko and IVIX VP Latin America Pamela Clegg will present.
This event is DC Chapter’s Q3 event focuses on how platforms like IVIX follow digital breadcrumbs, including forum posts, metadata, blockchain transactions, and online aliases, then leverage and piece together the data to fight cybercrime, using forensic and open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques.
The U.S. DOJ takedown of the Silk Road marketplace in 2013 is showcased. This prosecution was made possible through a combination of technical analysis, operational surveillance, and the correlation of online activity with real-world identity information.
The presenters will unravel and explain investigations of other cybercrimes, such as the infamous 2020 Twitter hack by “PlugWalkJoe” to further illustrate dynamic interactions of how these tools are continually adapted for investigations despite fraudsters’ continuing efforts to conceal their schemes.
This event will provide an opportunity for DC Chapter and online attendees to learn:
-The value of OSINT and international cooperation to expose the activities and identities of criminals who hide in digital shadows.
-How government investigative and regulatory agencies are able to uncover and take down bad actors who engage in hidden economic activity; also how these efforts lead to compliance with local and national laws, at scale.
-How private sector OSINT platforms like IVIX bring to government agencies that same investigative power in joint criminal and civil investigations.
-Networking at in-person event with D.C. area professionals including forensic investigators, government, legal, accounting and FinTech experts.
Attend in person or virtually. Register today!