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pursue dark web crime
bring criminals to justice
Law enforcement at all levels – from local and state police, to special units, to federal and international agencies – use our dark web investigation tools to uncover dark web criminality, collect evidence, and ultimately bring criminals to justice.
investigate dark web crime
Dark Web Drug Marketplaces
Gain visibility of the most active dark web drug markets. Investigate the administrators, buyers, and sellers. Arrest individuals, or orchestrate a takedown of the market itself.
Trafficking of Illicit Goods
Identify dark web markets that specialize in the sale of arms, counterfeit and stolen goods, or dangerous materials. Investigate the perpetrators, monitor activity, and stop goods at the border.
Child Protection Operations
Investigate the creation and distribution of indecent material on the dark web. Identify and gather intelligence on high-risk offenders, seize forums, and protect vulnerable individuals.
Terrorist Activity
Monitor extremist forums and the distribution of radicalization material on the dark web. Track sentiment, assess threats, and investigate suspects.
Fraud
Investigate fraud, identity theft, and forgery schemes perpetrated throughout the dark web and encrypted communication apps such as Telegram.
Cybercrime
Gather intelligence on cybercriminal gangs operating on the dark web. Monitor hacking forums, investigate group admins, and disrupt operations.
request a copy of the practitioner’s guide to the dark web
We publish an annual edition of The Practitioner’s Guide to the Dark Web to inform dark web investigators on the latest updates on dark web markets, forums, ransomware leak sites, hacktivist groups, and intelligence gathering techniques.
dark web investigation tools
built for law enforcement
Automatically gathered intelligence on:
Linked aliases related to an individual on other dark web forums, marketplaces, and sites.
Personal identifiers, including email addresses, social media profiles, and cryptocurrency accounts.
Communications across dark web forums and conversations with other actors.
Stealth Browser allows law enforcement to:
Gather intelligence and evidence directly from the dark web.
Visit the dark web without putting their network or personal privacy at risk.
Quickly access the dark web, safe in the knowledge that they are protected by Searchlight Cyber.
Our bespoke translation model enables:
Quick understanding of dark web text, with translation embedded within our tools.
The ability to search in English and receive relevant results in other languages.
More accurate understanding of dark web content, with our models trained on dark web slang.
Built in collaboration with law enforcement:
Gather profiles, artifacts, and evidence within an institutive file structure within our platform.
Safely share intelligence with other agencies and departments to foster collaboration.
Access evidence within our platform, even if it is deleted from the original dark web source.
Providing Cybercrime Units with:
Real-time information on ransomware group activity and victims from the dark web.
Threat intelligence on the original of the group, their victimology, and target geographics.
Visibility into ransomware group operators posts and interacting with other cybercriminals on dark web forums.
unravel the opsec of online criminals
Criminals use the dark web to mask their identities and support their “Operational Security”. Our dark web investigation platform helps law enforcement identify criminals and bring them to justice.
uncover Personal identifiers
With usernames, email addresses, social media accounts, and more automatically linked to users.
link Cryptocurrency accounts
With automatic identification of crypto wallets and addresses linked to an individual, allowing investigators to trace payments.
Unlock closed sources
View conversations in dark web forums and sites that are ordinarily inaccessible or require a privileged account to gain entry.
built for investigators
Intuitive
Built to be used by law enforcement officers, regardless of technical expertise, so you can quickly onboard your team and make a standard operating procedure for dark web investigations.
Comprehensive
Gain immediate access to thousands of dark web sites, marketplaces, and forums. Including historic data that has been indexed over 15 years, which is accessible even if it has been deleted from the source.
Safe
Gain the upper hand over cybercriminals without putting your people or infrastructure at risk, with a safe environment for them to pursue investigations on the dark web without having to interact with live sites.
enroll in our dark web academy
We train investigators on how to use our tools to gather intelligence from the dark web. If you are new to dark web investigations or want to improve your skillset, we can help.
learn more about crime on the dark web
Visit our knowledge base, The Dark Web Hub, to find out more about dark web markets, forums, ransomware leak sites, and more. View profiles of some of the most notorious dark web sites.
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