FBI's dark web investi***s hampered by inef***iencies, overlapping objectives of different units
The FBI should begin a “formalized bureau-wide dark web strategy” to address operational shortcomings in how it tackles illegal darknet activities, a Department of Justice (DoJ) audit has recommended.
The DoJ's Of***e of the Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the status quo – whereby FBI units involved in dark web investi***s develop their own strategies in isolation – resulted in inef***iencies, overlaps in remit, and misallocated resources. Following audit (PDF), the OIG has issued five recommendations that should clarify “investigative responsibilities among operational units, result in more ef***ient and cost effective approaches to investigative tool development and acquisition, provide strategic continuity during periods of turnover, and provide baseline data collection guidelines that will enable the FBI to better report its dark web accomplishments.”
Investigative shortcomings
Highlighting the urgency of the proposals, the redacted report said that darknet marketplaces used to market and distribute malware, data breach records, drugs, firearms, and child ***ual abuse material are “one of the greatest impediments to [the bureau's] efforts to disrupt cybercriminal activities.
The OIG unearthed that operational units'siloed strategies had “varying levels of comprehensiveness” and some weren't even documented, with the Hi-Tech Organized Crime Unit's strategy for pursuing opioid traf***s credited as “the most comprehensive.
The Hi-Tech Organized Crime Unit and Major Cyber Crimes Unit, meanwhile, had “overlapping strategies” that may lead to “redundancies, inef***iencies, or investigative ***gnments which are not properly aligned with skillsets, capabilities, tools, and resources.
The OIG also noted that the Remote Operations Unit's efforts to develop and acquire investigative tools have been hamstrung by budgetary cuts, and that the team had prioritized tools used for national security investi***s, leaving operational units “with no mechanism” for pooling technologies employed for dark web investi***s.
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