Here at Cybercrime Victim Services we are proud to announce we have officially become Distribution Partners for Chainalysis, the leading Cryptocurrency Forensic tool provider in the world. Many of our clients have been patiently waiting for an update, and here it is! We are on our way, and can now provide you with the same quality of Crypto tracing as your Leading Cybercrime units.
To break the ice, lets take a look at our newest update from Chainalysis in their 2024 Spring Report.
Chainalysis Research and Analysis:
Takedowns, an exit scam, deep infiltration: Record-high ransomware activity was met with intense resistance, with major disruptions to Qakbot malware and ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups like LockBit and ALPHV-BlackCat. All in all, the data suggests ransomware is becoming easier to deploy, but harder to profit from. Despite the surge in attacks in 2023, ransomware attacks involving payments decreased by 46%.
Following Chainalysis’ Jacqueline Burns Koven’s testimony to Congress on ransomware, we explore the implications of these events for the ecosystem at large. Read our full analysis to learn more.
Yesterday, following an international disruption campaign led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), the US, UK, and Australia sanctioned the ringleader of RaaS group LockBit, Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev (also known as LockBitSupp). Read our blog to explore his on-chain activities.
Mt. Gox and an 11-hour flight from San Francisco to Denmark: Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager was profiled in Edge Middle East describing the origins of the code that became Chainalysis, as he visited Dubai for the opening of Chainalysis’ new regional headquarters.
Additionally, Chainalysis Director of Research Kim Grauer was featured in a separate article in Edge discussing the trajectory and maturation of DeFi.
CRIME:
Russian BTC-e operator pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy charges, causing criminal losses in excess of $100M
Purported Cartier family member and five Colombian nationals have been charged for their roles in an international money laundering network that repatriated drug trafficking proceeds via cryptocurrency
One-third of Americans could have had data stolen in UnitedHealth ransomware attack, according to UnitedHealth CEO
CHAINALYSIS
WHO ARE WE?
Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform. We provide data, software, services, and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, and insurance and cybersecurity companies in over 70 countries. Our data powers investigation, compliance, and market intelligence software that has been used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile criminal cases and grow consumer access to cryptocurrency safely. Backed by Accel, Addition, Benchmark, Coatue, GIC, Paradigm, Ribbit, and other leading firms in venture capital, Chainalysis builds trust in blockchains to promote more financial freedom with less risk. For more information, visit www.chainalysis.com.
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