Non-consensual intimate content sharing is a growing problem, disproportionately affecting women and marginalized people, and increasingly amplified by deepfakes and automated tools. What looks like chaotic “leaks” online is often a structured, organized, and profitable ecosystem.
In this session, we’ll show how we uncovered networks that steal, share, and monetize image-based sexual abuse. You’ll see the technical approaches we use: tracking digital traces, mapping channels, analyzing hosting setups, entering abusive groups safely, and spotting patterns in offshore companies. We’ll also explain how to map networks of abusers by understanding their ecosystem of filehosters, cloud services, and CDN layers.
Finally, we’ll share practical tips to safeguard your well-being when investigating abusive material. By the end, participants will be able to turn overwhelming, chaotic content into actionable insights, exposing the organized systems that enable and profit from abuse.
