From Law Enforcement To Adversary Intelligence In Modern Banking (Eric Huber & Pedro Kertzman)

Telegram isn’t just where fraud gets discussed, it’s where entire criminal markets operate in the open. I sit down with Eric Huber, who leads adversary intelligence and disruption work at TD Bank Group, to map how cyber-enabled financial crime really works today: the blend of fraud, payments, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and now AI. If you’ve ever wondered why CTI in banking feels different than “classic” threat intel, this conversation makes the overlap tangible and practical.We get into what Eric is seeing in Southeast Asia focused fraud ecosystems, including why the scale on Telegram can be overwhelming and how to find signal without drowning in noise. We talk about the reality of doing OSINT in a regulated financial services environment, where legal, privacy, vendor reviews, and governance controls are not red tape but part of doing investigations safely. Along the way, Eric shares a simple approach that works: start with a few sources, iterate, validate with peers, and keep your assumptions testable.From there, we connect the dots between telecom and banking with SIM swap attacks, insider risk, and why phone number takeover is still a fast path to account takeover and crypto theft. We also explore cryptocurrency fraud and blockchain analysis, including how public ledger data can help you evaluate criminal tooling and payment flows. Finally, we dig into AI in cybersecurity: where it accelerates analysis, where hallucinations can mislead teams, and why human QA and strong data handling matter more than ever.Subscribe, share this with a teammate, and leave a review if it helps. What part of the fraud and cyber threat landscape do you want us to unpack next?Send us Fan MailSupport the showThanks for tuning in! If you found this episode valuable, don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review. Got thoughts or questions? Connect with us on our LinkedIn Group: Cyber Threat Intelligence Podcast—we’d love to hear from you. If you know anyone with CTI expertise that would like to be interviewed in the show, just let us know. Until next time, stay sharp and stay secure!