The Global Investigative Operations Center (GIOC) identifies and recovers stolen cryptocurrency by using open-source software, blockchain analysis, subpoenas, and exploiting technical errors like VPN leaks.

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Using open-source tools, GIOC investigators traced the scam back to a domain, a crypto wallet, and, thanks to a brief VPN glitch, an exposed IP address.

The GIOC uses open-source tools, subpoenas and blockchain analysis to trace stolen funds