Overview

A small tech investor lost $82,000 in Ethereum after falling victim to a phishing scam that tricked him into entering his seed phrase on a fake wallet update site.

Our Approach

Immediately traced stolen ETH through multiple wallets and mixers using blockchain analytics.

Identified connections to a known cybercrime group and flagged addresses with major exchanges.

Coordinated with an international crypto exchange to freeze a significant portion of the stolen funds.

Outcome

Recovered $61,500 within 12 days and provided actionable intelligence to law enforcement for further investigation.