NAXO

10/27/2022

“You have to have a very good understanding of the fundamentals of the technology, and that understanding has to evolve with the criminal,” said our co-founder Matt Edman.

Dr. Edman and Chris Tarbell spoke with The Block about how NAXO keeps up with online thieves.

More from Jeremy Nation here: https://www.theblock.co/post/178838/duo-behind-silk-road-takedown-back-fighting-crypto-crimes-with-naxo

Cybersecurity firm Naxxo was co-founded by former FBI special agent Chris Tarbell and computer scientist Matt Edman, who helped topple the Silk Road.

10/25/2022

Approximately 90,000 elderly Americans were scammed out of $1.7 billion in 2021 according to a recent FBI report.

In Episode 2 of Hacker and the Fed, Chris and Hector discuss some of the tactics used in common social engineering schemes.

Subscribe now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hacker-and-the-fed/id1649541362

‎Technology · 2022

10/24/2022

“Someone holds $150 million that’s not their property and uses your own property against you – to me, that’s a crime.” said our co-founder Chris Tarbell.

He talked about the details of the Mango loss after it was described as a “profitable trading strategy” with Bloomberg.

Read more here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-20/-financial-hacking-plagues-defi-in-latest-setback-for-crypto?sref=h2oDqY4O

Decentralized finance, the once red-hot slice of the crypto universe that was at the center of this year’s collapse of the digital-asset world, is facing a rapidly increasing new challenge: financial hacking.

10/21/2022

“This wasn’t [about] getting into a system and getting unauthorized access,” said our co-founder Chris Tarbell on the recent $114M Mango loss.

Read more from CoinDesk and Fran Velasquez here: https://bit.ly/3seWe9A

Chris Tarbell, co-founder of crypto investigative firm Naxo, discusses why the theft was more about manipulating the platform's native token than hacking the system.

10/20/2022

Introducing NAXO: the elite cybersecurity investigations firm focused on cryptocurrency and other emerging technologies.

Our team of former law enforcement agents, computer scientists, and security researchers is dedicated to providing real solutions to high-stakes challenges faced by law firms, law enforcement, and businesses of all sizes.

Read the announcement in Forbes below: https://bit.ly/3TkJeez

Their new company, Naxo, has contracts with ICE, the DOJ and the SEC. It’s also offering to exhume cryptocurrency locked away in hard drives.

10/19/2022

NAXO co-founder, Matt Edman, spoke with WIRED about the Celsius bankruptcy data disclosure which impacted approximately 500,000 users.

Dr. Edman shared his view that the data, which identified account owners, their holdings, and recent transaction histories, could also help cryptocurrency investigators track down criminals.

"When it comes to cryptocurrency tracing, following the flow of funds is not really the hard part," said Matt Edman, co-founder. "The tricky part in those investigations is the attribution—associating an address or transaction with an individual. That's where datasets like this are key."

Read more by Andy Greenberg here: https://www.wired.com/story/celsius-user-data-dump-crypto-tracing-scammers/

By releasing half a million users’ transactions in a bankruptcy court filing, the company has opened a vast breach in its users’ financial privacy.

10/07/2022

Blockchain tech has unlocked exciting opportunities in recent years, but it has also exposed new attack vectors for cybercriminals eager to take advantage of the hype.

NAXO is a team of highly experienced cybersecurity and crypto-investigative specialists with a track record of solving some of the industry's most cyber-related complex challenges.

Click here to learn more about our services: https://www.naxo.com/