The Anatomy of a Digital Heist: Reconstructing Crypto Theft Beyond the Blockchain
A cryptocurrency theft can leave an unusually visible trail. Transactions may be recorded on public ledgers, assets may move rapidly between addresses and funds may pass through exchanges, bridges, swaps or other services. Yet visibility is not the same as proof. For counsel and investigators, the central challenge is to connect fragmented digital facts into […]
Cryptocurrency Ownership Disputes Across Borders: What Evidence Should Be Preserved Before Assets Move?
When cryptocurrency is allegedly moved without authority, the visible transaction is often the easiest part to find. The harder questions are usually off-chain: who accessed the exchange account, which device or session was used, whether a withdrawal was authorised, who controlled the destination wallet, and whether the records offered to prove those points are complete […]
Cross-Border Electronic Evidence: How Provenance Informs Evidential Assessment
Cross-border electronic evidence rarely moves through a single, uniform process. It may be requested under an international cooperation mechanism, obtained from a service provider, transferred between investigative teams, converted into another format, translated and ultimately presented to a decision-maker in a different jurisdiction. At each stage, questions arise that are both legal and technical: who […]
Risco quântico em blockchains: o que a cadeia prova — e o que a perícia ainda precisa demonstrar
Uma transação blockchain pode ser incluída em um bloco ou estado observável e validada segundo as regras do protocolo aplicável. Isso não significa que o registro seja absoluto ou imune a reorganizações, alterações de estado ou diferenças de finalidade previstas pela rede. Também não resolve, por si só, uma pergunta central em investigação e litígio: […]
From On-Chain Activity to Defensible Identity Attribution
Blockchain activity can be highly visible without being personally identifiable. A public ledger may show the movement of assets, the addresses involved, the timing of transactions and interactions with contracts. It does not, by itself, establish who controlled an address or what a person intended. For litigation lawyers and investigations professionals, the central issue is […]
Computação quântica e criptoativos: o que pode ser comprometido — e o que a forense precisa preservar
A possibilidade de uma computação quântica criptograficamente relevante, ou CRQC, introduz uma questão técnica que pode assumir importância em litígios, investigações patrimoniais e incidentes envolvendo ativos digitais: se uma assinatura ou uma chave for comprometida, o que exatamente isso permite concluir sobre autenticidade, controle e movimentação de ativos? A resposta depende de uma distinção fundamental. […]
From Blockchain Address to Real-World Identity: What Cryptocurrency Evidence Can Establish
A blockchain address can appear precise. It may have a visible transaction history, a persistent balance and a sequence of incoming and outgoing transfers. Yet an address is not a name. It is a ledger identifier, and the evidential question is how, if at all, that identifier can be connected to a person or entity. […]
Breaking Telematics Secrecy: Unveiling the Truth with Technical Expertise
PresentationPrepare and deliver the expert report or technical report with the results of the data analysis. The report must be clear, objective, impartial, and based on the evidence found. The report should contain information such as: identification of the expert, the requester, and the object of the expert analysis; description of the procedures adopted; answers […]
