Quantum Computing Generative AI & LLMs Drones Satellite Comms Group Messaging Platforms Crypto- currency IoT Devices Metaverse Social Media Incitement 5 Findings from Cognyte’s cyber research team illustrate the migration of criminals to messaging platforms. The number of cyber-crime related messages in Telegram exploded from 27 million in 2019 to almost 2 billion in 2022, while the volume of such messages in Dark Web forums declined 54% to roughly 101 million during the same period. The migration of bad actors to group messaging apps has created challenges for authorities attempting to keep up with the scope and scale of criminal and extremist activity on these platforms. Criminals frequently close groups and servers and open new ones, requiring investigators to keep up. It’s harder to search and find Telegram groups and channels and Discord servers associated with illicit activity, compared to platforms like Facebook and X. For example, the search capability on Discord is limited, a user needs to obtain the direct link to a server in order to join it. In addition, Telegram and Discord gather less user data compared to traditional social media platforms. For example, Discord does not require a user’s phone number to open an account. These conditions make it harder for law enforcement to track and monitor illegal activity and discover the real identities of criminals. Time till mainstream adoption: TODAY Technology capabilities needed: 2019 27M 219M 202M 160M 101M 1,569M 1,915M 342M 2020 2021 2022 Telegram Dark Web 5 Number of Messages & Posts Related to Cyber-Crime Source: Cognyte Cyber Research Team Responsible AI Human-Machine Collaboration Video Analytics Group Messaging Platforms