Module 1: Historic Cases & Some Recent Ones

Question 1

Locard’s Exchange Principle

Answer 1

“holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it, and that both can be used as forensic evidence.”

Question 2

Scams to get around 2FA and steal cryptocurrency

Answer 2

Port-Out or Sim-Swap

Question 3

Sim swap

Answer 3

SIM Hijack: Lost phone, fake ID. Employee will give you new SIM with number of victim on it. Reset phone, number is erased @victim and criminal has access. Or a buddy in the phone shop that can do it.

Question 4

Port out

Answer 4

Find victim’s number. Change service provider from A to B. Corrupt insider needed. Kill victim’s phone. Port number to criminal controlling the new phone. Take over 2FA.