Where Did All the 4chan Users Go?: Using OSINT to Track Migration to New Sources When Sites Disappear

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Any analyst or investigator knows how frustrating it is when a site you've been working for months or years goes down out of the blue. Especially on the dark web, sites regularly disappear without warning.

In this informal, interactive session, DarkBlue Analyst Nick Dragassakis walks through the recent 4chan outage and shares practical OSINT techniques to help you track user migrations, uncover replacement platforms, and respond quickly when sites you're investigating vanish.

For bonus points, check out Nick’s white paper on the outage. Request the white paper.

Meet the Speaker

Nick Dragassakis

Operational and Strategic Analyst, CACI’s DarkBlue Intelligence Suite

Nick is a 21-year retired veteran from the Army's Special Forces (Green Beret), where he specialized in Intelligence Collection and all-source intelligence analysis. He has served in multiple theaters of Combat Operations in the Middle East and as an advisor for counter-narcotics efforts in South, Central, and North America.