The following links are some of the disclosable investigations and interviews that Mark and Terrill have been involved with over the past fourteen years.
Investigations
Stanley Cup Riot – 2011
Emmanuel Ekhator – 2011
RCMP COLT – 2009
Ehud Tenenbaum – 2008
OPP Counterfeit Cheque Factory – 2008
Max Butler / Carders Market – 2007
OPP Counterfeit Cheque Factory – 2007
Japanese Arrest – 2007
Project Megabyte – 2005
Operation Firewall – 2004
Interviews, Panels and Conferences
2021 – Bloomberg Businessweek – Interview – “How Studying the Lives of Others Can Jolt You Out of Your Rut“
2020 – The Muir Investment Team of Raymond James Annual Client Appreciation Event – Guest Speaker – “If it sounds too good to be true…”
2019 – Contributor – the German Report – Part Two: Dirty Money
2018 – IIA Vancouver Island Chapter (Institute of Internal Auditors) – Guest speaker, “Fact or Fiction? How to dissect a resume using open source techniques”
2018 – NBACP Conference, New Brunswick – Guest Speaker – “Data Mining the Web…the 21st Century CPIC…and More!”
2018 – The Muir Investment Team of Raymond James Annual Client Appreciation Event – Guest Speaker – “Shams, Scams and Flim Flams”
2017 – AFOABC (Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC) – Guest speaker / panelist, “Business Cyber Security”
2017 – WorkSafeBC – Cyber Security Month – Guest speaker, “Protecting yourself against online fraud”
2017 – Interprovincial and Territorial Council – Tobacco Workshop – Guest panelist, “Locating Subjects Through OSINT”
2017 – ACFE Vancouver (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) – Full day training event, “OSINT Techniques”
2016 – ACFE Vancouver (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) – Guest panelist, “Cybercrime & Emerging Fraud Risk Trends”
2016 – AFOABC (Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC) – Guest speaker / panelist, “Business Cyber Security”
2016 – Vancouver Linux Users Group – Guest speaker, “Cyber Security Issues”
2016 – IIA Vancouver Island Chapter (Institute of Internal Auditors) – Guest speaker, “Open Source Investigating”
2016 – GFOA BC (Government Finance Officers Association) Conference – Guest speaker / panelist, “Business Cyber Security”
2016 – Security Conference – Guest Speaker, “Open source and insider threats”
2016 – BC Crime Stoppers Training Conference – Guest Speaker, “Solving crime using open source investigative techniques”
2016 – Interac Risk and Cybercrime Conference – Guest Speaker, “How to surf like a pro in less than 60 minutes”
2015 – Simon Fraser University – Guest speaker, “So you wanna be a cop?”
2015 – AFOA BC – Guest speaker / panelist, “Business Cyber Security”
2015 – Guest speaker, “How I Stole Your Business”
2015 – Vancouver Enterprise Forum – Panelist, “Cyber Crime and e-Money Laundering”
2015 – BSides Security Conference – Guest speaker, “Situational Privacy in the Misinformation Age”
2014 BSides Security Conference – Guest speaker, “The Human Side of Computer Crime”
Idea Fest 2014: “Privacy in the Cyber World: Your digital footprint!“ – University of Victoria
Man duped $500K in online romance scam – CBC News 2013
Teacher ‘powerless’ to stop ex-girlfriend’s cyberstalking – CBC.ca 2013
UBC Dialogues Vancouver: “In the social media age, can justice be served?” – Vancity Theatre 2013
Vancouver detective honoured for cracking child sex case with social media – Vancouver Sun 2012
VPD Leads The Way In Social Media Investigations – Vancouver Sun 2012
How Internet Detectives Know Where You Live – Reuters – 2012
Protect Yourself from Online Dating Fraud – Readers Digest – 2011
Why fraudsters love Facebook – Vancouver Sun – 2011
Commercial Crime Prevention Quarterly – 2010
Global Centre for Securing Cyberspace – 2009
Who’s Stealing Your Identity? How to Fight Cyber Crime – Popular Mechanics – 2009
Thwarting the memory stick-up – The Globe and Mail – 2009
Stealing yourself – More Magazine – 2008
Cyber Crime – Identity crisis in cyberspace – CBC – 2007
Is Canada losing the fight against online thieves? – CBC -2007
National Justice Network Update – 2007
WiFi could pose threat during Vancouver Olympics: police expert – Vancouver Sun – 2007
Two new terror threats – Vancouver Sun – 2007
Pedophiles exploiting wireless loopholes – Vancouver Sun – 2007
Libraries, cafes shield criminals from police – Vancouver Sun – 2007
Wi-Fi terror menaces Vancouver – The Register – 2007
Vancouver Police Department – Internet Investigative Unit – New Media Journalism – 2007
Poor storage security policies: A clear and present danger – Computer World 2006
It’s 10 PM. Do you know where your identity is? – Popular Mechanics – 2006
Cyber-gangs offer up host of new problems – Computer World Canada – 2006
The rise of organized cyber-gangs – Computer World – 2006
Blocking Wi-Fi moochers to protect yourself – Canada.com – 2006
Turning Princes into frogs – PC World Canada – 2006
Drop the hammer on auction scammers – PC World Canada – 2006
Defeating the artful (digital) dodger – IT World Canada – 2006
No One’s Safe – CTV W5 – 2005
Internet fraud: con men nabbed – Computer Crime Research Centre – 2005
Internet crooks fear not – The Richmond Review – 2005
Phishing / Identity Theft – CBC Marketplace – 2005
That’s ‘Humilitainment‚’ Folks! – The Tyee – 2005
Fincrime.org – CKNW – 2005
Identity Theft – The Richmond Review – 2004
Cyber Bullying – Verve 18 Magazine – 2004