How US postal inspectors go ‘undercover’ on the dark web

Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 by 21cpw

By David Thornton – July 11, 2019 For federal agents investigating cybercrimes, gathering open source intelligence is a lot like going undercover. They establish fake identities to gain the trust of the bad guys, and gather information on criminal activities. They just do it all from a keyboard. “To simplify it, you’re basically just trying…

The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals

Posted on January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 by 21cpw

By Joseph Cox – January 18, 2017 The FBI isn’t the only US law enforcement agency on the dark web. Considering that the digital drug trade relies on snail mail to transport goods, the US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) works on related investigations too, and is now looking to expand its intelligence operations with more…