Fwd: [security-lunch] Nov 12 | Anh Vu on "Beyond Whack‑A‑Mole: Disrupting Online Crime and Harms through Law Enforcement and Industry Efforts"

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Subject: [security-lunch] Nov 12 | Anh Vu on "Beyond Whack‑A‑Mole: Disrupting Online Crime and Harms through Law Enforcement and Industry Efforts"
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Security Lunch 🍂 Ed. — Wednesday,  Nov 12th, 2025, 12:00 pm @ CoDa E160

Beyond Whack‑A‑Mole: Disrupting Online Crime and Harms through Law Enforcement and Industry Efforts

Anh Vu

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Abstract: 

Disrupting online crime and harms often feels like playing a never-ending game of whack-a-mole. Shut down one malicious website, and another pops up; arrest one cybercriminal, and a few more emerge from the shadows. This talk examines what has recently happened as law enforcement and tech firms have taken concerted actions to disrupt online crime and harms, with two special case studies from the past few years: the coordinated global takedowns of DDoS-for-hire services, and the industry-wide effort to dismantle Kiwi Farms, one of the largest forums facilitating online hate and harassment.

Bio:

Anh is a Security Researcher at the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2025. His research offers timely empirical measurements to explore cyberspace and its societal impact at scale, with a focus on underground subcultures that foster online crime and harms. Previously, he was a Research Scientist at TRM Labs (a blockchain intelligence platform), where he developed novel methods for tracing blockchain transactions concealed by obfuscation techniques such as mixing services.

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