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Last Updated: 05/10/2025
in Hacks, Thefts and PhishingTo avoid a SIM Swap attack, avoid using SMS 2FA, especially on financial accounts, crypto exchange accounts and all email addresses. Opt for a more secure form of MFA instead
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Last Updated: 05/10/2025
in Crypto Recoveryyou should also keep in mind that hackers sometimes employ sweeping bots that operate 24/7 that are designed to sweep any funds that become available in a compromised wallet as soon as possible
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It is common for fraudsters to send their victims counterfeit or fake cryptocurrency tokens that have no real value as part of their fraud schemes. This is done to make the victim think that they have received or recovered their money, whether it be from a fraudulent investment platform, or from a trader or even from a recovery scammer.
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Utilizing adequate Multi-factor Authentication (MFA), particularly for any accounts with any links to cryptocurrency accounts or financial accounts is critically important for users to implement in order to ensure accounts are relatively secure and much less prone to being hacked or compromised.
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Users that want to report cryptocurrency fraud or want to report stolen cryptocurrency sometimes want to report the addresses associated with the fraud. Reporting the addresses can be helpful to notify exchanges about questionable or illicit sour...
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Last Updated: 10/27/2024
in Crypto Recovery
Cryptocurrency withdrawal requests performed from legitimate cryptocurrency exchanges are typically processed in less then 15 minutes. If it's been over an hour, it's highly unusual and users may understandably want to know the reason for the dela...
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The stages an investigation might take varies considerably from one case to another, but below is an overview of the stages of a semi-typical investigation. 1. User submits incident report to Cryptoforensic Investigators. This includes background...
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If any exchange you are using is not processing a withdrawal request you have made, there are a variety of possible reasons why it may have failed. Troubleshoot using the possible reasons for failure below. 1. Additional authentication may be req...
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Last Updated: 10/24/2024
in Crypto Recovery
Cryptocurrency transactions aren't reversible, and there is no magical way to 'hack' your money back, even if it's current location on the blockchain can be identified. There are ways that stolen cryptocurrency can be recovered in some cases thro...
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Last Updated: 05/10/2025
in Crypto RecoveryFor practical intents and purposes, cryptocurrency transactions are not reversible once they are confirmed and recorded on the blockchain.