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tdubz



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The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals
#24029314 - 01/21/17 10:33 PM (7 years, 9 days ago) |
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https://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-us-postal-service-wants-to-hunt-down-dark-web-criminals
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 analysts. USPIS is the law enforcement arm of the US Postal Service (USPS).
According to a recent job listing sent to members of the information security community, the USPIS has an opening for an “Investigative (Internet) Analyst,” to start as soon as possible. The investigator will use data from a number of sources, including open research and classified sources too.
“The cybercrime program reviews network data, collects forensic images, researches tools and technologies, administers hardware and software, conducts online investigations into black market/dark web activities affecting the USPS, its customer and employees,” another similar job listing for an “Intelligence Gathering Specialist” reads.
Quite a bit of the analyst role will center around investigating dark web markets, judging by the description, which looks for experience with the “darknet,” the Tor network, and bitcoins. The ultimate goal for much of this is to “determine physical attribution of an Internet identity,” the listing reads. In other words, unmasking someone online. (The listing also looks for other skills, such as analyzing research results using graphical techniques, and using “cyber intelligence tools” to mine the open internet for information).
“The analyst shall be capable to use technology solutions to actively search, analyze and prioritize the various market places and cyber-criminals to identify high value targets for the USPIS investigators,” the listing adds.
The USPIS has already provided assistance in various dark web investigations, including that of a man who sold stolen information on the AlphaBay marketplace, and November 2016's “Operation Hyperion”, which targeted dark web vendors around the world. On Tuesday, a Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to distributing heroin via the dark web; the USPIS helped with that case too.
The USPIS isn't just growing because of booming dark web marketplaces however. It’s also, in part, for defensive reasons.
“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Cybercrime program is expanding as a result of the intrusion experienced in 2014, which affected the Postal Service's enterprise network and infrastructure,” Paul J. Krenn, national public information officer for the USPIS told Motherboard in an email. In 2014, hackers broke into the USPS compromising the personal information of more than 800,000 employees, The Washington Post reported at the time.
“As a result, the dark web, deep web and open source Internet information is important to position the organization with better cybersecurity defenses, cybercrime information, knowledge of cyber threats and cybercriminal activities, tactics and practices. The cybercrime program believes the information provided in these information outlets will help prioritize the cybercrime investigations toward those cyber-criminals who are using the U.S. Mail to facilitate crime and who are targeting the Postal Service, and its digital assets and infrastructure,” Krenn added.
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: tdubz]
#24029600 - 01/22/17 03:10 AM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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USPS are assholes there's a reason for the phrase, "going postal."
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: Konyap]
#24030129 - 01/22/17 10:26 AM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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weren't they broke and shutting down branches just within the last two-four years? weren't they so broke they were thinking of privatizing? how the hell can they afford this, besides tacking on more debt or garnering federal favor and funding?
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: demiu5] 1
#24030144 - 01/22/17 10:30 AM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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lol, eliminating the only thing keeping them in business... that is really fucking stupid
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: Call-Me-Bob]
#24030663 - 01/22/17 02:08 PM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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Call-Me-Bob said: eliminating the only thing keeping them in business...
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#24030858 - 01/22/17 03:17 PM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: EastBayRay]
#24032392 - 01/23/17 01:54 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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Shouldn't the police be dealing with cyber crime and not the postal service?
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: EastBayRay]
#24032435 - 01/23/17 03:08 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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Not trying to throw shade but they(powers that be) have not needed a warrant since patriot act came to be.. They need it technically but since about 2008 they have fully circumvented that by DEA/USPS cross employment, if a package is leaving/entering US border anyone in the dept can open it "fear of terrorism" declaration/safety...If its suspected of being to/from a drug/high crime area within the US they have dept people that open it(cross employed DEA/USPS) they need no warrant but they send through Xray all questionable packages and all overnight/2day mail that is not being sent from known corporations(banking and so on)... In most cases they do not arrest you for these packages unless its very high volume but they let them go through and build a case (leaving the usps out of the evidence) to protect their source and any legal rights dispute... They gained these powers because days after 9/11 USPS was used to ship anthrax to people....Giving them the "FEAR/ for there SAFETY" All part of the false flag to enact these powers and strip away the bill of rights/constitution
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: EastBayRay] 1
#24032439 - 01/23/17 03:14 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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Its the same reason they have more high tech cameras in and around USPS offices, more than any bank in the US.. When your out is "someone used my name and shipped that" they have you/associates on video... These are never deleted they are all saved and used at a later date to establish how much you shipped... They are accurate enough to read the addresses on the packages on the counter... its a sad society we now live in.. We are all inmates awaiting handcuffs/cage as opposed to living free till found guilty....
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: perikleous]
#24032576 - 01/23/17 06:25 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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I think sending certain shit through the mail is stupid. Certain things need to be shipped that weigh hundreds of pounds. I've had my textbooks opened in philly because of that t.v. show the wire.
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: PatrickKn]
#24032863 - 01/23/17 09:52 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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PatrickKn said:
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Call-Me-Bob said: eliminating the only thing keeping them in business...

People that take everything literally...
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Re: The US Postal Service Wants to Hunt Down Dark Web Criminals [Re: demiu5]
#24034034 - 01/23/17 06:27 PM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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demiu5 said: weren't they broke and shutting down branches just within the last two-four years? weren't they so broke they were thinking of privatizing? how the hell can they afford this, besides tacking on more debt or garnering federal favor and funding?
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