Investigations
Cyber Investigative has a long and storied history of safeguarding Online financial and payment systems from criminal exploitation. responsibilities.
Our Mission
Cyber Investigative Mission
Cyber Coordination
Cyber Investigative leads the coordination and sharing of information to support cyber threat investigations, intelligence analysis, and inter-national cybersecurity efforts.
Counter Intelligence
Cyber Investigative is the lead agency for exposing, prevetting, and investigating intelligence activities, including espionage, in the Digital Space.
Eliminating Organized Crime
Cyber Investigative is dedicated to eliminating transnational organized crime groups that pose the greatest threat to the national and economic security in the Digital Space.
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Our Investigations
Types of Crimes We Investigate
Fraud involving the use of payment cards, to include debit and credit cards, or other devices that enable electronic funds transfers. Relevant activities include ATM cashouts, skimming, and similar criminal exploitation of payment systems. Access device fraud also includes exploitation of public assistance programs, such as Electronic Benefits Transfers (EBTs).
Compromised networks or computer systems, typically large-scale, under the control of a cybercrime organization. Botnets may be used by criminal organizations to exploit the compromised host machines with an intent to steal sensitive banking information or register criminal accounts.
Unauthorized bank transfers to criminal accounts via means such as social engineering and phishing techniques. Criminals may deceive employees responsible for payments by impersonating executives or vendor representatives, who unwittingly transfer the funds to the criminals.
Counterfeiting of United States currency, bonds, checks, and other financial obligations and securities. Distributing or passing of counterfeited, forged, or altered U.S. currency and other financial obligations and securities. Criminals sometimes use online forums to sell bulk counterfeited U.S. or foreign currency.
Crimes using social engineering and deception to entice or exploit victims for financial gain. Enticement includes romance and investment schemes, to include scams known as “pig butchering.” Extortion involves threats to expose a victim, typically with sexually compromising information.
The theft and unauthorized use of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). This includes criminals utilizing other people’s identities for credit card and bank fraud, or other financial gain. Criminals also steal PII by compromising networks and exfiltrating sensitive information in bulk, which is then used or resold to other criminals for financial exploitation.
Online sexual exploitation and abuse by predators and other criminals, sometimes for financial gain.
Financial transactions that attempt to disguise the proceeds or nature of financial crimes, cyber fraud, or other illegal activities. Specialized criminal organizations may offer money laundering as a service to other criminals. Money laundering organizations sometimes use networks of witting and unwitting money mules, who become part of the process to disguise the flow of money. Money laundering often includes mixing traditional currencies and cryptocurrencies.
Unauthorized access to computers or networks, using malware, compromised access credentials, phishing, or similar methods. Network intrusions are typically performed to gain access to systems and exfiltrate sensitive information to exploit for financial gain. Network intrusions are also used to block access to computers, networks, or critical infrastructure until a ransom is paid. Ransoms are typically demanded in cryptocurrency.
Unauthorized access to payment card processing terminals or cashier systems that facilitate electronic transactions for goods or services. These compromises typically focus on exfiltrating payment card data for exploitation of sensitive information for financial gain or resale to other criminals.
Our mission is to investigate the most significant cybercrime organizations that exploit and undermine critical Digital and Online infrastructure and financial payment systems.