Crime
OFAC Sanctions Russian Drone Developer KB Vostok Linked to Ukraine Invasion
OFAC imposed additional sanctions to disrupt Russia's military supply chain, including KB Vostok, a Russian UAV developer with ties the invasion of Ukraine.
2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 1: Cybercrime Climbs as Exchange Thieves and Ransomware Attackers Grow Bolder
In part 1 of our 2024 Mid-Year Crypto Crime update, we examine how illicit on-chain activity dropped 20% YTD but stolen funds and ransomware are rising.
[REPORT PREVIEW] Malign Interference and Crypto: How Crypto Transaction Tracing Can Expose and Disrupt Malign Influence Efforts
Malign foreign state and non-state actors have used crypto to fund disinformation campaigns. Read our report preview on malign interference and crypto.
Introducing Chainalysis Operation Spincaster: An Ecosystem-Wide Initiative To Disrupt and Prevent Billions in Losses to Crypto Scams
Chainalysis introduces Operation Spincaster, an effort intended to disrupt and prevent crypto scams through public and private sector collaboration.
[REPORT PREVIEW] Money Laundering and Cryptocurrency: Trends and new techniques for detection and investigation
Crypto-based money laundering encompasses all types of crime. With the right tools, investigators can leverage blockchain to uncover and dismantle illicit activity on-chain and beyond.
OFAC Sanctions Individuals Linked to the Nordic Resistance Movement, which Accepted Crypto Donations to Fund Terrorist Activities
OFAC sanctioned the Nordic Resistance Movement for their involvement in violent extremism. Read to learn about their on-chain activities.
Understanding Crypto Drainers
An overview of crypto drainers. Learn about cryptocurrency drainers, their impact, Bitcoin’s first drainers, and how to avoid them.
How To Use Blockchain Intelligence To Investigate Crypto Crime
Learn how law enforcement agencies can leverage blockchain intelligence to investigate crypto crime and gain a strategic advantage.
Assessing Terrorism Financing On-chain is Crucial and Complex
The gravity of any funds contributing to terrorism, regardless of the amount, requires the utmost attention from the public and private sectors.
International Agencies Sanction Russian National Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, Leader of Cybercrime Group LockBit, for Developing and Distributing Ransomware
Read to learn about the on-chain activities of Russian national, Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the leader of ransomware company LockBit.
Examining the Impact of Ransomware Disruptions: Qakbot, LockBit, and BlackCat
Examining the impact of ransomware disruptions in 2023 and 2024 on the Qakbot malware, and the LockBit and ALPHV-BlackCat RaaS groups.
OFAC and Department of State Sanction Nearly 300 Individuals and Entities Involved in Russia’s War Machine, One Known to Have Accepted Crypto
Read to learn about the crypto activities of OKO Design Bureau, an entity sanctioned by OFAC that facilitated Russian weapons production.
Case Study: Tracking On-Chain Activities of Suspected FTC Impersonators
Read our blog to learn more about crypto-related impersonation scams and how you can protect yourself from this suspicious activity.
London’s Metropolitan Police Lead Disruption of Phishing-as-a-Service Provider LabHost
London's Metropolitan Police have announced the disruption of PhaaS provider LabHost. See analysis of LabHost's crypto transactions here.
Intellectual Property Infringement: Crypto Used in Sales for Illicit Streaming Services and Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals
Read to learn about how crypto is used in sales for illicit streaming services and counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
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