Matt O'Neill
Creator and Former Managing Director of U.S. Secret Service’s Global Investigative Operations Center; The most decorated cyber focused U.S. Secret Service Agent in agency history
As a world-renowned undercover case agent, Matt O'Neill provides an inside look at how he used novel approaches to apprehend the world’s most dangerous cybercriminals. As a leader and innovator, Matt built the Secret Service’s flagship investigative unit, the Global Investigative Operations Center, from the ground up and seized over $2 billion dollars in illicit proceeds along the way.
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Matt O’Neill led the Secret Service’s Global Cyber Investigative Operations, a position from which he directed and participated in the Service’s worldwide cyber investigations. Matt led high-stakes missions against mobile threats, employing many means — including individual combat and ingenious disguises — to bring notorious global hackers to justice in the United States.
Collaborating seamlessly with international law enforcement, O’Neill orchestrated multinational takedowns of cryptocurrency money laundering operations and effectively thwarted dark web marketplaces and transnational criminal organizations. His instrumental role in investigations resulted in the prosecution of money launderers linked to international cybercriminals responsible for the theft and laundering of billions of dollars.
Matt also helmed the USSS’s Asset Forfeiture Branch, successfully seizing over $2 billion in illicit proceeds within a two-year period.
His exceptional achievements have earned him prestigious accolades such as the U.S. Secret Service Special Agent of the Year and the Department of Homeland Security’s Gold and Silver Medals. Matt’s work and legacy underscore a commitment to excellence that makes him an invaluable asset in the realm of cybersecurity and law enforcement.
Matt regales his audiences with fascinating stories about how he lured internationally wanted cyber criminals into the United States while posing as women, bankers, and other criminals. Matt will pull back the curtain on how law enforcement around the world combats ransomware, phishing, business email compromises, romance scams, “pig butchering”, and other criminal schemes that result in billions of dollars lost every year.
Matt also will provide audience members with specific methods to protect themselves, their families, and their businesses from cyber criminals, providing key talking points that have emerged directly from his personal debriefing of the world’s most prolific cyber criminals over the last 25 years.
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Matt O'Neill’s Speech Topics
The System Is Broken – How to Protect Yourself and Your Families From Becoming a Victim of Identity Theft
Matt O'Neill will explain how fraudsters can purchase any Americans personally identifiable information (PII) to include name, DOB, SSN, mothers maiden name, employer, bank information, or username/password combinations online for less than 5 cents. Matt will walk the audience through the undercover arrest of the world’s most prolific identity thief, Hieu Minh Ngo, and how Matt took over Ngo’s online identity for over 2 years to engage with hundreds of cybercriminals. Matt will tell the audience what the bad guys told him about how they used PII to take over identities to steal millions of dollars. Matt will provide concrete steps to mitigate the threat from these cyber fraudsters and will protect you and your family members from becoming the next victim.
Cyber Trends – What You Really Need to Hear
As the retired creator and Managing Director of the Secret Service’s Global Investigative Operations Center, Matt O’Neill will provide the audience with the latest and greatest in fraud trends that affect consumers and businesses. According to the last IC3 report in 2024, consumers and businesses in this country lost over $12 billion to cyber fraudsters. Matt will explain why the reported fraud loss numbers are much lower than the actual loss figures. Matt provides commentary on why the current attempts to slow down fraud losses in public and private sector will never work, but provides recommendations that have shown to be effective in the fight against transnational organized financially motivated cyber criminal groups. Matt will provide, in plain speak, critical information you need to know to avoid becoming another statistic.
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