There's No Such Thing as Crypto Crime

Nick Furneaux 지음

Wiley 2024년 10월 30일 출간

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Hands-on guidance for professionals investigating crimes that include cryptocurrency In There’s No Such Thing as Crypto Crime: An Investigators Guide, accomplished cybersecurity and forensics consultant Nick Furneaux delivers an expert discussion of the key methods used by cryptocurrency investigators, including investigations on Bitcoin and Ethereum type blockchains. The book explores the criminal opportunities available to malicious actors in the crypto universe, as well as the investigative principles common to this realm. The author explains in detail a variety of essential topics, including how cryptocurrency is used in crime, exploiting wallets, and investigative methodologies for the primary chains, as well as digging into important areas such as tracing through contracts, coin-swaps, layer 2 chains and bridges. He also provides engaging and informative presentations of: Strategies used by investigators around the world to seize the fruits of crypto-related crime How non-fungible tokens, new alt-currency tokens, and decentralized finance factor into cryptocurrency crime The application of common investigative principles—like discovery—to the world of cryptocurrency An essential and effective playbook for combating crypto-related financial crime, There’s No Such Thing as Crypto Crime will earn a place in the libraries of financial investigators, fraud and forensics professionals, and cybercrime specialists.

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Foreword xiii Introduction xvii 1 A History of Cryptocurrencies and Crime 1 Where Did It All Start? 3 The Rise of the Smart Contract 7 The Next Targets? 14 The Future? More Crime! 16 2 Understanding the Criminal Opportunities: Money Laundering 19 There Is No Such Thing as Crypto Crime 36 Money Laundering 40 What Is an Investigator Looking For? 42 Centralized Exchanges 43 NFTs and NFT Gaming 45 Mixers 48 Decentralized Exchanges 53 Casinos. 56 Chain Hopping 57 Privacy Coins 59 Crypto ATMs 62 Peer-to-Peer Platforms 64 3 Understanding the Criminal Opportunities: Theft 67 Crypto Thefts 67 Social Engineering 67 Phishing 68 Hacks 71 Fraud 73 Rug Pull 74 Pig-Butchering/Romance Scams 76 Investment Scams 79 Support Scams 83 Simple Theft 84 Contract Manipulation 86 Fake Contracts 86 Exploiting the Contract 87 Phishing 89 Flash Loans 90 Playing by the Rules 92 Other Criminal Opportunities 96 Yield Farming 96 Funding of Groups 97 Sanctions Avoidance 99 Summary 108 4 Who Should Be a Cryptocurrency Investigator? 109 Individual Skills 111 Knowledge of Technological Systems 111 Knowledge of Digital Currencies 112 Understanding of the Cryptocurrency Market 112 Extensive Knowledge of Computer Networks 113 Cryptography 114 Financial Crime 114 Fraud Investigators 114 Open Source Investigations 115 Cybercrime Investigations 116 Setting Up a Cryptocurrency Investigation Department 117 Other Roles. 123 5 The Role of Commercial Investigation Tools 125 Do You Need a Commercial Tool? 129 Two Is One and One Is None 133 The Future of Investigation Tools 135

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