IOC Investigations

🕵️‍♂️ It really feels great to help people during dark times Today we helped @NiwinEth, a proud owner of @cryptopunks #8832! Their wallet was compromised, which saw the theft of the Punk among other assets! 😱 This is how it started ⬇️ Then @lorepunk got in touch on Niwin's behalf and we didn't hesitate! 1️⃣ The first priority is always secure any remaining assets. 2️⃣ Then we set about doing what we do best - Tracing 3️⃣ We also need to try to understand the cause! 4️⃣ Next, we watch and wait. This is where the break came from. The Punk was sold for 40 ETH and that was deposited to @okx 5️⃣ Now it's all about timing and luck. Luckily on this occasion, we caught it in time. 6️⃣ OKX didn't hesitate either - they were successful in freezing the proceeds. 7️⃣ Now its all about law enforcement - They NEED to get involved. @NiwinEth is working hard to achieve this! Here is how it is now! Still work to do but Niwin now has a much higher chance of success. Best of luck @NiwinEth 💙

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# We’re rethinking our entire model - and I’d really value your input. For a long time, people have come to us for help with serious, often difficult situations. And like many services in this space, we’ve charged for that work. But the more we’ve done it, the more something hasn’t sat right: The people who need help the most are often the ones least able to afford it. So we’re exploring a different approach. 👉 What if investigations were free for victims 👉 And instead funded by the community - through courses, memberships, and shared knowledge? The idea is simple: Those who can contribute, make it possible for those who can’t. But this only works if it’s built with the community - not just for it. So before we move forward, I want to open this up: • Would you support a model like this? • What would make a membership or course genuinely valuable to you? • What would you want to see in return for supporting real investigations? And there’s one more thing. If we do this properly, it feels like more than just a pricing change - it feels like a new chapter. So I’m considering renaming the business to reflect that shift. For those who choose to contribute early (whether through feedback, ideas, or early support), I’d love to open up the opportunity for you to help shape that - potentially even naming it. This isn’t finalised. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for 5 years, and want to get right! Appreciate any thoughts, ideas, or even challenges to this. 👇

@nft_dreww If you see any Discord related VCs, let me know

⚠️ VC's are scamming users..... ⚠️ In a bear market, scammers get creative. They develop convincing social engineering tactics. The latest involves compromising VCs or impersonating them to trick you into downloading malware. Let’s break down how it works and how you can stay safe ⤵️ 1/ How do they compromise or impersonate VCs? 2/ What’s the scam? 3/ How can you stay safe?

@nft_dreww @FBI Nope! It isn’t! 😢

@intell_on_chain @FBI Gosh damn this isn't getting any better....

@FBI just released their cyber crime report. Here are 10 shocking themes: 1/ The FBI’s 2025 IC3 report shows cybercrime has reached historic scale: over 1 million complaints and $20.8B in reported losses. Cybercrime is no longer a niche security issue. It is now a mass-market crime problem affecting every age group, sector, and state.

10/ There is some good news: intervention works. The FBI says its Recovery Asset Team helped freeze hundreds of millions of dollars, and Operation Level Up warned crypto scam victims before they lost more. The biggest lesson: report fast. In cyber fraud, speed can be the difference between loss and recovery.

9/ The threat is global and organized. IC3 received complaints from more than 200 countries. Many of the most destructive fraud schemes now appear tied to transnational criminal networks, including operations linked to scam centers in Southeast Asia and call-center fraud abroad.

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🔍 March Crypto Tracing Challenge – Final Call The deadline is approaching quickly: 📅 31 March 2026 at 23:59 UK time ✅ Simply, drop a comment below to join for free! ⬇️ 📝 Details If you’re looking to sharpen your crypto tracing skills in a practical, hands-on way, this is your last opportunity to take part in this month’s challenge. This isn’t just about getting the “right answer”. It’s about: - Building a defensible tracing methodology - Practising evidence-based analysis - Developing confidence in manual tracing (not just tool reliance) 🎥 Live Solution Session I’ll be hosting a live teaching session where we walk through the full solution: 📅 Friday, 3 April 2026 🕙 10pm UK | 5pm EST If you’re serious about improving your crypto investigation skills, this is exactly the kind of practice that makes the difference See you in the challenge.

❗️🇷🇺 Russian police arrested the administrator of LeakBase, one of the world's largest cybercriminal forums. LeakBase launched in 2021 and hosted hacked databases with hundreds of millions of usernames, passwords, bank account and routing info, and credit card numbers.

Tornado Cash withdrawal/Cluster Analysis from your phone

the founders of arguably india's largest crypto exchange coinDCX (backed by bain capital and coinbase) were arrested company claims that the fraud was committed by individuals pretending to be the founders (i believe it tbh) totally normal day in indian crypto

Ermm... Should we be worried?