Episode 168: Kevin Hendricks - Ubivis Project
The dark web. Online extremism. Digital extortion. Human trafficking.
These are complex investigations taking place in an online world that is constantly evolving—and our next guest has spent years working at the intersection of law enforcement, cybercrime, and the dark web.
We’re joined by Detective and Task Force Officer Keven Hendricks of the New Brunswick Police Department in New Jersey, a veteran law enforcement officer whose career began in 2007. Hendricks has served with FBI and DEA cybercrime task forces and is recognized as a subject-matter expert in dark web investigations.
His expertise has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, NPR, The Economist, and Wired, and he trains law enforcement professionals both nationally and internationally. He is also the founder of the Ubivis Project – StopDarkwebDrugs.com and serves on the advisory council for the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative.
In this episode, we sit down with Keven to discuss the disturbing evolution of Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE) and Sadistic Online Extortion (SOE)—including how offenders exploit technology, online communities, and anonymity to target and manipulate victims.
Most importantly, we discuss what law enforcement, parents, and communities need to understand about these emerging threats and why protecting children in the digital world has never been more important.
This is a conversation about understanding what is happening in some of the darkest corners of the internet—and giving those tasked with protecting children the knowledge to recognize the threat and respond.
