Crypto Currency Intelligence with Keven Hendricks - Episode 52

17-05-2024 • 59 mins

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Keven Hendricks, an expert and pioneer in Crypto and Dark Web investigations. Keven is the founder of Ubivis, a project dedicated to combatting the spread of narcotics using the dark web. He has worked previously under the FBI and DEA, taking part in various task forces. We discussed adapting to the changing crypto landscape, taking down criminals operating on the dark web, privacy in crypto, the tools he uses to keep himself secure and much more.

Find Keven Hendricks:

UBIVIS Project

We Spoke About:

1:10 - Kevin’s background
3:54 - Being part of an anti-online exploitation task force
6:17 - How Kevin began specialising in cryptocurrencies
10:03 - Working with federal and international organisations, adapting to the changing crypto landscape and participating in the take down of illicit marketplaces
15:24 - Where adversaries on the dark web slip up
18:34 - How criminals using cryptocurrencies cash out
22:02 - Cryptocurrency ATMs
24:44 - Monero and other privacy centric cryptocurrencies
29:07 - Using privacy centric crytocurrencies
31:56 - What is TOR?
36:09 - Disscusing Torndao Cash
44:14 - Most private and secure messaging apps
47:25 - Which mobile OS is more secure?
50:00 - Recommendations for tools similar to TOR and TailsOS
52:09 - Advice for conducting investigations into crypto and the dark web
55:32 - Cultural recommendations
57:22 - Final thoughts and the increasing relevancy of cryptocurrencies

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