Operation Find Them All: Cellebrite Unites Philanthropic Pioneers to Accelerate Investigations of Crimes Against Children
- Collaboration with leading organizations dedicated to protecting youth online
- Financial investment and technology support to accelerate investigations of online crimes against children
- End-to-end portfolio to equip law enforcement with advanced digital investigative capabilities and comprehensive training
- Chilling amount of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) cases reported by law enforcement
- Under-resourced and overwhelmed law enforcement professionals due to the scale and complexity of investigations
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Law enforcement agencies are increasingly reliant on sophisticated technology to combat online crimes, especially those involving children. The collaboration between Cellebrite and organizations like NCMEC and The Exodus Road signifies a major step in equipping these agencies with necessary tools. Cellebrite's Pathfinder and Smart Search are designed to streamline the investigative process, allowing for quicker analysis of digital evidence and identification of suspects. By reducing the time needed to process information, these tools can significantly increase the efficiency of investigations, leading to more timely interventions and potentially higher rates of child rescue and perpetrator apprehension.
Furthermore, the training component is crucial. By educating law enforcement on the use of these advanced tools, Cellebrite ensures that the technology's potential is fully realized, which could lead to an increase in solved cases and a deterrent effect on future crimes. This investment in both technology and training could also have a positive impact on Cellebrite's business reputation and potentially its financial performance as demand for such solutions grows in the face of rising online child exploitation cases.
The growing number of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) cases presents a significant challenge to cybersecurity and the protection of minors online. Cellebrite's involvement in Operation Find Them All (OFTA) underscores the increasing intersection between cybersecurity and public safety. The use of AI-based Investigative Analytics and cloud-based OSINT tools by law enforcement agencies points to a trend where cybersecurity measures are not only about protecting information assets but also about safeguarding vulnerable populations.
The mention of over 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation received by NCMEC's CyberTipline in 2022 alone highlights the scale of the problem. Effective cybersecurity strategies must now integrate capabilities for rapid analysis and cross-referencing of vast amounts of data to identify and act upon threats to children. The cybersecurity industry may see a rise in demand for such specialized tools, influencing market dynamics and investment in the sector.
The collaboration between Cellebrite and child protection agencies demonstrates a growing recognition of the need for public-private partnerships in combating child exploitation. The initiative emphasizes not only the technological aspect but also the importance of a legislative framework that supports the use of such technology in law enforcement. The role of policy in enabling these technologies to be effectively deployed cannot be overstated.
From a policy perspective, the success of OFTA could serve as a model for future legislation aimed at strengthening the fight against online child exploitation. It could potentially lead to more robust laws and regulations that facilitate the use of digital investigative tools while ensuring the protection of civil liberties. This holistic approach, combining technology, training and legislative support, is essential for creating a sustainable and effective ecosystem for child protection.
New Landmark Campaign Leverages the Cellebrite Platform and Promise to Accelerate Justice by Equipping and Empowering Agencies Dedicated to Protecting Youth Online
TYSONS CORNER, Va. and PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Jan. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellebrite DI Ltd. (Nasdaq: CLBT), a global leader in premier Digital Investigative solutions for the public and private sectors, is honored to announce a powerful collaboration aimed at reducing crimes against children and online child exploitation.
This new campaign titled Operation Find Them All (OFTA) brings the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children, The Exodus Road, Raven and Cellebrite together for the first time under a collective goal to accelerate investigations of online crimes against children and in doing so, help law enforcement find missing children, solve crimes involving exploited minors, remove harmful online images and bring perpetrators to justice.
In addition to a financial investment to all three organizations, Cellebrite is providing NCMEC and The Exodus Road with in-kind use of its preeminent technology—namely Pathfinder, an AI-based Investigative Analytics solution, and Smart Search, a cloud-based OSINT tool for investigators—to help these organizations in their efforts to dismantle child exploitation and child sex trafficking rings by accelerating the time it takes for law enforcement to investigate persons and organizations of interest, analyze evidence, gather insights, develop and advance leads and rescue innocent survivors.
“'Operation Find Them All' has the potential to aggressively accelerate the focus and efforts of all the 'good guys' in law enforcement working day and night to find missing children,” says NCMEC co-founder and longtime child advocate, John Walsh. “I'm deeply thankful Cellebrite is so committed and recognizes the pivotal role it plays in protecting children. Together, we can ensure that every child has a safe childhood, and that justice prevails.”
“The dangers of digital darkness demand our immediate attention and action,” said Yossi Carmil, Cellebrite’s CEO. “At Cellebrite, we are committed to working in unison with these heroic organizations and global law enforcement to help protect children around the world from online sexual exploitation. That’s why we’re dedicating Cellebrite’s resources and capabilities to finding these innocent children.”
Law enforcement at federal, state and local agencies are buried in a chilling amount of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) cases. In 2022 alone, the FBI reported 359,094 cases of missing children and NCMEC’s CyberTipline received over 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation. Today’s law enforcement professionals are under-resourced and overwhelmed due to the scale and complexity of these investigations. Cellebrite’s end-to-end portfolio will better equip law enforcement and these strategic partners with the most advanced digital investigative capabilities, innovative tools and comprehensive training to confront this crisis head-on.
“Since 2012, The Exodus Road has helped to free nearly 2,500 survivors, arrest more than 1,200 perpetrators and train over 25,000 law enforcement officers and civilians to respond to human trafficking crime. Cellebrite’s digital investigative technology and support are paramount in accelerating our work to liberate those being exploited around the world,” said Matt Parker, Chief Strategist and Co-Founder of Exodus Road.
“We must recognize that the advances in ICAC require not just technology and dedication but also a firm foundation of legislative change and heightened awareness,” said John Pizzurro, Raven CEO. “Only then can we ensure the structures and governance are in place to fully resource law enforcement and to protect our children from the relentless threats they face in the digital age. That’s why we stand in solidarity with Cellebrite and support the crucial goal of this operation to find them all.”
To learn more about Operation Find Them All, go to www.OFTA.Cellebrite.com.
About Cellebrite
Cellebrite’s (Nasdaq: CLBT) mission is to enable its customers to protect and save lives, accelerate justice and preserve privacy in communities around the world. We are a global leader in Digital Investigative solutions for the public and private sectors, empowering organizations in mastering the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations by streamlining intelligence processes. Trusted by thousands of leading agencies and companies worldwide, Cellebrite’s Digital Investigation platform and solutions transform how customers collect, review, analyze and manage data in legally sanctioned investigations. To learn more visit us at www.cellebrite.com, https://investors.cellebrite.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Cellebrite.
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About the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.
About The Exodus Road
The Exodus Road is a global nonprofit disrupting the darkness of modern-day slavery by partnering with law enforcement to fight human-trafficking crime, equipping communities to protect the vulnerable and empowering survivors as they walk into freedom. Working side-by-side with local staff, NGO partners and law enforcement around the world, The Exodus Road fights to liberate trafficked individuals, arrest traffickers, and provide restorative care for survivors. For additional information on what you can do to help stop trafficking, please visit The Exodus Road’s website at https://theexodusroad.com/, or on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
About Raven
A 501(c)4 political lobby, Raven protects children from victimization by raising awareness of the threat of online child exploitation, increasing resources and funding to law enforcement, and lobbying for policy changes on the local and federal level.
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