Jan 2, 2024 | Cryptocurrency Theft, Fraud, Hacking, Security
The methods by which cryptocurrency is stolen by hackers and fraudsters change as cryptocurrency users become more aware of how cryptocurrency thefts happen. We thus thought it would be helpful to outline the most common ways that cryptocurrency is being stolen in...
Jun 12, 2020 | Cryptocurrency Theft, Hacking, Security
When a hacker is able to obtain access to a user’s cryptocurrency account, 99.9% of the time it’s due to a breach of user’s seed phrase. But the seed phrase can be breached in a variety of ways, allowing a hacker to steal cryptocurrency, and there are different attack...
May 29, 2020 | Cryptocurrency Theft, Hacking
Nowadays, the percentage of Bitcoin transactions that involve criminal activity has declined considerably compared to what it once was. Today, a relatively small number of Bitcoin transactions are related to crime, even though many (uneducated) pundits and politicians...
Mar 5, 2020 | Cryptocurrency recovery, Cryptocurrency Theft, Hacking, Security
On a daily basis, Cryptoforensic Investigators gets inquiries from people who had their Bitcoin or cryptocurrency stolen from them in a hack and seeks our assistance tracking and recovering the cryptocurrency. A considerable amount of the time, these individuals think...