Richard Brittson - New York County District Attorney’s Office –brittsonr@dany.nyc.gov

nypdcybercop@gmail.com

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What types of criminal cases involving digital evidence are you seeing a high number of? Why do you think that is?

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Richard Brittson

Senior Forensic Examiner & Computer Investigative Analyst –Identity Theft Unit

Senior Forensic Consultant

Retired, NYPD Detective 2nd Grade

SANS Groupie

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Identity Theft….

John DillingerBecause that’s where the money is!!!

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Low Entry Costs

Low/no Skillz

High Profit Margins

Low incidence of detection

Low incidence of prosecution

Low Incidence of incarceration

…………………….TILL NOW!!

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ID Theft for Fun & Profit

◦ PSNY v AmpudiaID Theft used to put the PUMP back into Pump & Dump scams

◦ PSNY v Hinds/St RoseID Theft in DA HOOD

◦ PSNY v DombeID Theft, SPEARFISING and Social Engineering (Oh My) for Corporate Espionage/Extortion

◦ PSNY v Abdi et alID Theft for “T” word Financing

◦ PSNY v Klopov et alID Theft Big Ticket Items - HELOCS