Combatting sexual abuse with threat intelligence techniques

Presented at DEF CON 30 (2022), Aug. 12, 2022, 9:30 a.m. (50 minutes).

The techniques and tactics used against cyber adversaries can be effective against perpetrators of sexual violence. Join the representatives from the Cabal hacker collective as they chart their success in attributing online behavior, creating intelligence pipelines, and survivor outreach in the wake of the growing threat of cyber sexual abuse. The featured case studies are real-life scenarios where familiar infosec operations ended up making a huge impact in cases against cyberstalkers, sex criminals, and hackers.

Presenters:

• Aaron DeVera
  Aaron DeVera is a New York-based security researcher whose experience spans from the takedown of multi-million dollar criminal botnets to threat intelligence operations for global financial services companies. They are a member of the New York Cyber Sexual Abuse Taskforce, a founding member of the Cabal hacker collective, and a founder of Backchannel, which builds tools for adversary intelligence and adversary attribution. Their previous speaking engagements include SXSW, Botconf, SummerCon, The Diana Initiative, and within the information security community.

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