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Research and advisories

Fraud typologies, response guidance and advisories. Prevention costs less than investigation for everyone concerned, so this material is published rather than gated.

Playbook14 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

The first 72 hours after crypto fraud: what actually moves the needle

Recovery odds fall off a cliff once funds reach a mixer or an off-ramp. Here is the sequence that preserves your options while the trail is still warm.

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Analysis9 min

Anatomy of a pig butchering operation

These are not opportunistic scams. They are staffed operations with scripts, shift rotas and a purpose-built trading interface. Understanding the structure explains why the money moves the way it does.

6 Aug 2026

Advisory6 min

Recovery scams: how the second fraud finds you

Victim lists get resold. The people who contact you after a loss claiming they can get your money back are, more often than not, running the same playbook against a target they know is already vulnerable.

28 Jul 2026

Guide8 min

How to read a transaction trace without a forensics licence

Block explorers are free and public. This is what an analyst is actually looking at, and what you can establish yourself before hiring anyone.

16 Jul 2026

Method11 min

How blockchain tracing actually works, and where it stops

Clustering, bridge-hopping and attribution explained without the mystique, including the specific points at which a trace stops producing anything useful.

30 Jun 2026

Playbook5 min

Five checks on a wallet address before you send anything

Address poisoning, lookalike substitution and clipboard malware are all defeated by the same short routine. It takes under a minute.

12 Jun 2026

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