Real Recovery Cases
Verified success stories from victims we've helped recover stolen crypto assets
"Love Turned to Loss"
A Massachusetts resident was lured via a dating app into sending funds under the guise of a cryptocurrency investment, which were then routed through multiple wallets. Our forensic team traced the stolen assets across 4 different wallets and worked with exchanges to freeze the funds.
Hospital Decryption Crisis
A regional hospital's critical systems were encrypted by BlackSuit ransomware, with attackers demanding 49.31 BTC. Our ransomware negotiation team engaged with the attackers while forensic analysts traced the payment. We successfully recovered 43.7 BTC through exchange cooperation and legal enforcement action.
Fake CEO Email Diverts $2.3M
Fraudsters impersonated the CEO of a mid-sized tech company, sending urgent wire transfer instructions to the finance department. The $2.3M payment was converted to USDT and dispersed across multiple wallets. Our team traced the funds through blockchain analysis and obtained court orders to freeze assets on three exchanges, recovering the majority within 60 days.
Fake Crypto Trading Platform
Over 500 victims invested in what appeared to be a legitimate automated trading platform showing consistent 15-20% monthly returns. In reality, it was a sophisticated Ponzi scheme — early investors were paid with new deposits. Our investigation uncovered the fraud and traced wallet activity, freezing $4.2M across 7 exchanges and recovering funds for 327 victims.
Synthetic Identity Loan Fraud
Perpetrators created over 680 synthetic identities to attack financial institutions in Ontario, Canada, resulting in approximately $4 million in fraudulent loans converted to crypto. Our identity analytics team worked with Canadian authorities to trace the crypto wallets and recover assets before they were fully laundered.
Tinder Crypto Romance Trap
A Colorado man lost $1.4 million of retirement savings after being manipulated through a fake romantic relationship on a dating platform. The scammer convinced him to invest in a fraudulent crypto mining pool showing fake returns. Our forensic team traced funds to wallets across Asia and Europe, recovering $1.1 million through international cooperation.
Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hack
A compromised version of Trust Wallet's Chrome extension led to a sophisticated phishing attack, causing $7 million in losses as users' recovery phrases were harvested. Our team helped over 200 victims trace their stolen funds, identifying wallet clusters and working with exchanges to freeze $4.2M before the attackers could cash out.
Cetus Protocol Liquidity Pool Hack
Cetus Protocol, a major decentralized exchange on Sui and Aptos blockchains, suffered a $223 million exploit after an attacker found a vulnerability in its liquidity pool smart contract. Our forensic team was brought in by affected LPs, successfully tracing $31M to identifiable addresses and coordinating with whitehat hackers to recover assets.
SIM Swap + Social Engineering Combo
A Brooklyn man impersonated Coinbase support representatives, using social engineering and SIM swapping to gain access to approximately 100 user accounts, stealing nearly $16 million in crypto. Our investigative team traced the wallets, identified on-ramp transactions, and helped law enforcement freeze $11M across 5 exchanges.
Sophisticated Money Laundering Ring
Federal prosecutors secured convictions against 25 defendants in a $215 million business email compromise scheme affecting more than 1,000 victims. Our forensic analysts traced crypto conversions through 6 mixers and 9 exchanges, providing crucial evidence that led to asset freezes and the return of $87M to victims.