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Unmasking a Cybercriminal With Open Source Intelligence

2024/11/2
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The chapter introduces USDoD, a hacker responsible for major data breaches, and discusses his activities leading to his unmasking.
  • USDoD was involved in high-profile data breaches, including the leak of 3.2 billion social security numbers.
  • He adopted the handle USDoD in December 2022 after exposing data of 80,000 InforGuard members.
  • USDoD's activities caught the attention of private security firms like CrowdStrike, leading to his eventual unmasking.

Shownotes Transcript

We wanted to know: How was USDoD, the hacker behind major data breaches, unmasked? On this episode, we trace his journey from infiltrating FBI-linked networks to leaking sensitive data, and hear from OSINT specialist and Predicta Lab CEO Baptiste Robert, who used open-source intelligence to follow USDoD’s digital trail, revealing what law enforcement missed along the way.

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