There's No Such Thing as Crypto Crime: An Investigative Handbook - Softcover

Furneaux, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1394164823 ISBN 13: 9781394164820

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2024

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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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NICK FURNEAUX is a cybersecurity and forensics consultant specializing in the prevention and investigation of cybercrime. Nick is author of the 2018 book Investigating Cryptocurrencies and has trained thousands of investigators in the skills needed to track cryptocurrency used in crimes. He works within the training academy at TRM Labs, and is an advisor to the Board of Asset Reality.

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A PLAYBOOK FOR FOLLOWING THE DIGITAL MONEY TRAIL AND SOLVING CRIMES INVOLVING CRYPTO

From high profile cases and media reporting, we know that crimes involving cryptocurrency are on the rise--to the tune of tens of billions of dollars per year. So is this a new type of crime? There's No Such Thing as Crypto Crime: An Investigative Handbook will show you that fraud or theft involving cryptocurrency is substantially the same as fraud or theft of any other financial asset. That's good news for investigators--it means we already have the tools and tactics we need to solve these crimes and stop crypto criminals in their tracks. This book shows you how to apply the principles of financial forensic investigation to the world of digital currency.

Inside, leading cybersecurity and forensics consultant Nick Furneaux, assisted by some of the worlds experts in crypto oriented crime, lays it all out: the technology behind cryptocurrency, the most common types of crime and exploitation, various investigative strategies, and methods for seizing illicitly held assets. From the primary cryptocurrencies of Bitcoin and Ethereum to key alt coins such as Tron and Binance Smart Chain, you'll learn how to follow the trail of blockchain transactions and combat crypto related financial crime.

This is a book that should be read by everyone involved in financially motivated crimes including criminal and tax investigators, lawyers, legislators and more.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• ISBN 10: 1394164823
• ISBN 13: 9781394164820
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 528
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar