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---
name: performing-cryptocurrency-tracing
description: >-
  Trace cryptocurrency transactions across blockchains to attribute financial flows to threat actors.
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: investigation-attribution
tags:
  - cryptocurrency
  - blockchain
  - financial-forensics
  - attribution
version: "1.0"
author: defconxt
license: AGPL-3.0
metadata:
  mitre-attack: ["T1583"]
---

# Performing Cryptocurrency Tracing

## Overview

Trace cryptocurrency transactions across blockchains to attribute financial flows to threat actors.

## Prerequisites

| Requirement | Install |
|---|---|
| Python 3.10+ | For agent tooling |
| Cloud CLI tools | Provider-specific CLIs |

## Key Concepts

Performing Cryptocurrency Tracing involves systematic analysis and investigation
of security events in the target environment.

## Quick Reference

```bash
node scripts/agent.js discover --target <TARGET>
node scripts/agent.js analyze --target <TARGET> --depth full
node scripts/agent.js collect --target <TARGET> --output evidence.json
node scripts/agent.js report --investigation INV-001
```

## Workflow

1. Define investigation scope
2. Collect relevant artifacts
3. Analyze evidence
4. Correlate findings
5. Identify indicators
6. Document chain of custody
7. Generate report

## Detection

```yaml
title: Cryptocurrency Tracing Detection
id: e2a03447-8970-4136-94d5-f7e4646b2250
status: experimental
description: Detects suspicious activity related to performing cryptocurrency tracing techniques in investigation attribution context
logsource:
  category: network_connection
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    DestinationPort: 443
    Initiated: "true"
  condition: selection
level: medium
tags:
  - attack.t1583
  - attack.command_and_control
falsepositives:
  - Threat intelligence enrichment services querying external APIs
```

## Verification

- Verify evidence integrity
- Confirm analysis results
- Validate indicator extraction
- Check correlation accuracy
- Verify report completeness

## References

- OWASP Testing Guide — https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/
- MITRE ATT&CK — https://attack.mitre.org/
- NIST SP 800-53 — https://csf.tools/reference/nist-sp-800-53/
