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There's No Such Thing As Crypto Crime : An Investigative Handbook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Furneaux, Nick.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cryptocurrencies--Security measures.
- Cryptocurrencies.
- Blockchains (Databases).
- Computer crimes--Investigation.
- Computer crimes.
- Fraud investigation.
- Computer security.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (530 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2024.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 A History of Cryptocurrencies and Crime
- Where Did It All Start?
- The Rise of the Smart Contract
- The Next Targets?
- The Future? More Crime!
- Chapter 2 Understanding the Criminal Opportunities: Money Laundering
- There Is No Such Thing as Crypto Crime
- Money Laundering
- What Is an Investigator Looking For?
- Centralized Exchanges
- NFTs and NFT Gaming
- Mixers
- Decentralized Exchanges
- Casinos
- Chain Hopping
- Privacy Coins
- Crypto ATMs
- Peer-to-Peer Platforms
- Chapter 3 Understanding the Criminal Opportunities: Theft
- Crypto Thefts
- Social Engineering
- Phishing
- Hacks
- Fraud Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-394-16484-X
- 1-394-16483-1
- OCLC:
- 1465361963
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