What does a Cryptocurrency Investigation cover?

Audit - accounting firms requiring an assessment of crypto transactions made, for account keeping, auditing and tax reporting purposes.
Theft - individuals / law firms may need help tracing stolen or hidden funds.
Crime - suspected financial crimes, such as embezzlement, using cryptocurrency.
Compliance - financial institutions and merchants who accept cryptocurrency require external audits to ensure they are maintaining the compliance required under regulations.
Government agencies / police departments - crypto investigation assistance.

PAC is an experienced and certified crypto forensics and investigations agency providing services to individuals, for law firms, accountants and government departments to assist in auditing and investigating crypto transactions.

Our Experience

PAC’s world class team has a track record of success, with a strong background in software engineering, blockchain technology and cyber security.

Cyber Secuity Consulting
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Be Well Co - Tracking App

Unido
Development of a patented, multi-party wallet technology for secuirty of crypto transactions

EMMI
Consultation for the development of a secure repository for corporate carbon data

ACCA Global (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
Appointed advisors - blockchain security / technology

The Crypto Investigation Process

During a cryptocurrency investigation, a certified cryptocurrency investigator traces funds by looking through transactions posted on the blockchain. From there, the investigator will work to discover what address contains the stolen funds.

Once the relevent addresses have been identified, the next step is to unmask the owner of the address. This may be achieved using a combination of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Know Your Customer (KYC) data which is collected on cryptcurrency exchanges. Once the assets and owner is identified, PAC issues a detailed report which may be used as the basis for recovery of funds.

Certification - Australian and International Standards

Our ISO accredited advisory team consults on all blockchain projects to ensure viability and security of audits. Accreditation includes:

ISO/IEC 17789

Information Technology – Cloud Computing – Reference Architecture

ISO/IEC 18384 series

Information Technology – Reference Architecture for Service Oriented Architecture

ISO/IEC 27000 series

Information Technology – Security Techniques

ISO 31000 series

Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines

AS ISO/IEC 38500

Information Technology – Governance of IT for the Organisation

Cryptocurrency Investigation Q&A

1.Can cryptocurrency forensic and investigation services assist in locating lost or stolen cryptocurrency?

Absolutely, our cryptocurrency investigationsusually able to reveal the location of yourcryptocurrency and pride enough data and detail to assist in recovery.

2. What types of cryptocurrency frauds can be investigated?

Our team has investigated many different cryptocurrency situations including those where funds have been stolen by trusted party, or where a party has been scamed into sending funds when they shouldn't have. Often, these matters are criminal in nature and based on the evidence generated by the investigation can lead to civil or criminal prosecution actions.
Our team also specialises in investigations that relate to family law matters to build a picture of where cryptocurrency might be stored, how much there is and how it can be accessed.

3. How long does a typical cryptocurrency investigation take?

An initial analysis can be conducted immediately, with the full investigations lasting two to six weeks.

4. What information do I need to provide for a cryptocurrency investigation?

Contact us for a no obligation discussion. During the meeting we will elaborate on what is needed but this will almost certainly include any details that you have to hand on cryptocurrency transactions that may have been related will have a historical connection all the names of any exchanges that you think may be involved.

5. Can I trace transactions without access to my private keys?

Yes, it is possible to trace cryptocurrency without having direct access to the private keys or the wallets.

6. Can cryptocurrency investigation experts track down anonymous transactions?

Most transactions in cryptocurrency are in fact anonymous and the investigation will unearth all transactions related to your funds or wallets. The real aim of the investigation is often to unearth the identity of the holders of those wallets.

7. What are the chances of recovering lost digital assets?

The chance of recovering your cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum or other digital assets will vary greatly depending on your specific circumstances. During the initial discussion, our team will seek to assess the chances of recovery before moving to any detailed investigative stages. Generally, if there is enough data, history and circumstantial evidence then there is a reasonable chance of recovery.

8. How much does a cryptocurrency forensic investigation cost?

There is an upfront cost for an initialinvestigation, but this is typically less than $1000 after which point we will be able to provide a more accurate estimate for the full forensic investigation.The cost of the full investigation varies widely depending on your own individual circumstances, history, what do you want to get out of the investigation and so on.

9. Are cryptocurrency investigations confidential?

Confidentiality is at the heart of a cryptocurrency investigation as often come up we do not want to let other parties know that the funds that they may have in their possession are being tracked and traced which may lead to their recovery as, this may cause the other party 2 move the assets to places where it is harder to recover them from.