DarkOwl for Intelligence Agencies
How darknet intelligence informs law enforcement and government investigations
About the Darknet
The darknet is a series of networks that have been specifically designed to conceal its userbase.
Darknet sites are continually coming on and offline, with pages vanishing from one minute to the next.
Due to the layer of anonymity it provides, the darknet is often as a hub for illegal activity.
The Challenge of the Darknet for Law Enforcement and Government
The combination of these characteristics poses a severe challenge to law enforcement and government organizations to effectively track criminal activity pertaining to their investigations. Even for the most technologically advanced investigators, the darknet can be a difficult place to gather intelligence and conduct criminal investigations.
The Solution for Leveraging the Darknet: DarkOwl
Using DarkOwl Vision, our darknet search engine, investigators are able to collect intelligence about persons or subjects of interest, including usernames, aliases, chatroom activity and other potentially incriminating information, and use that data to compile evidence and solve complex crimes.
Our cases are far reaching, and include tracking threat actors, criminal activity (drugs, human trafficking), malware, hacking forums, searching marketplaces for illegal or stolen credentials, personal identifiable information and intellectual property.
Types of Content on the Darknet
• Threats to public officials
• Passports & Identity theft
• Human trafficking
• Child abuse and pornography
• Terrorist chatter
• Drug trafficking
• Threats against infrastructure
• Cryptocurrency fraud
• Counterfeit documents
• Money laundering
• Threat actor actvity
• Malware toolkits
DarkOwl for Intelligence Agencies
DarkOwl Methodology
DarkOwl Vision is a darknet search engine that sits on top of a database comprised of billions of darknet websites that are updated in near realtime.
Unlike conventional offerings which rely heavily on humanpower, DarkOwl Vision automatically, anonymously and continuously collects, indexes and ranks darknet data 24/7/365, resulting in a historical dataset that is crucial for cyber investigations.
Using machine learning algorithms, DarkOwl’s web crawlers scrape and index content in rawtext
DarkOwl Data Sources
• Authenticated Chatrooms
• Peer-to-Peer Networks (I2P)
• Telegram
• Open FTP Sites
format from across the darknet and deep web. DarkOwl’s data archive shortens the timeframe to detection of illegal activity or compromised data, allowing swift detection and mitigation of potential misuse.
DarkOwl’s database of darknet intelligence, contains content from well-known darknet marketplaces, and makes it simple to search for vendors, illegal goods, or other subjects of interest. Furthermore, DarkOwl’s access to exclusive authenticated chat-rooms offers pivotal insight in what would otherwise be completely anonymized communications.
• Darknet Marketplaces
• Underground Forums
• High-Risk Paste Sites
• Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
• Data Breaches
• Tor
• Zeronet
Where Does DarkOwl Vision Fit Into The Intelligence Process?
Inputs
• CIDNE (Combined Information Network Exchange)
• DCGS (Distributed Common Ground System)
• TIGR (Tactical Ground Reporting System)
• TIP (Threat Intelligence Platform)
• POLS (Pattern of Life System)
• CPCE (Command Post Computing Environment)
• OSINT Analysis tools such as Maltego or Palantir