Development of Exploitation Techniques Against Cryptowallets
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General Information
- Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Original)
- Original Published Date: Sep 22, 2021 02:02 pm EDT
- Original Date Offers Due: Sep 27, 2021 09:00 am EDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 12, 2021
- Initiative:
- None
Classification
- Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Product Service Code: R423 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: INTELLIGENCE
- NAICS Code:
- 541380 - Testing Laboratories
- Place of Performance: USA
Description
The Digital Forensics Unit of Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation (CI) provides forensic support for task forces agents, computer investigative specialists, and cyber investigators throughout the country in conducting numerous activities. Digital Forensics routinely encounters cryptowallets subject to seizure and forfeiture. Though a few known cyber penetration testers have published vulnerabilities on specific devices, the process of decrypting the hardware devices to gain access to the wallets has been challenging. In support of IRS CI, further forensic research is needed to mature the process and obtain reliable results.
The objective of this requirement is to:
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- Validate cybersecurity research in cryptographic wallets exploitation in a forensic laboratory,
- Identify new methods to gain access to cryptographic wallets using existing exploit paths,
- Identify successful cryptographic models exploits can be accomplished,
- Document the processes, hardware, and skillsets needed for reproduction in an advance digital forensic laboratory, and
- Create hands-on training for the identified techniques in supporting of IRS CI Digital Forensics Laboratory.
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The explicit outcome of this initiative is to tame the cybersecurity research into measured, repeatable, consistent digital forensics processes that can be trained and followed in a digital forensics’ laboratory.
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Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
- 1111 CONSTITUTION AVE., ROOM 1136
- WASHINGTON , DC 20224
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- Tameka Long
- tameka.e.long@irs.gov
Secondary Point of Contact
- Erik Stephenson
- erik.stephenson@irs.gov
History
- Oct 12, 2021 11:56 pm EDTSolicitation (Updated)
- Sep 22, 2021 02:02 pm EDTSolicitation (Original)