OSINT Financial Intelligence & Cryptocurrency Analysis 2

Question 1

Which OSINT database is best suited for researching global company ownership and incorporation details?

Accepted Answer

OpenCorporates

Answer

Shodan

Answer

VirusTotal

Answer

Censys

Question 2

What does 'transaction graph analysis' help investigators identify in cryptocurrency cases?

Accepted Answer

Fund flow patterns, clusters, and exchange interactions between wallets

Answer

The consensus mechanism used by a specific blockchain

Answer

The physical server locations of mining operations

Answer

Historical price manipulation patterns on exchanges

Question 3

Which type of public record is most valuable for financial profiling of US individuals in an OSINT investigation?

Accepted Answer

Court filings, property records, tax liens, and civil judgments

Answer

SSL certificate transparency logs

Answer

BGP routing announcements and ASN data

Answer

WHOIS registration records for domain names

Question 4

What does SEC EDGAR provide for financial OSINT investigators?

Accepted Answer

Mandated public disclosures including insider holdings, executive compensation, and beneficial ownership

Answer

Cryptocurrency transaction records for digital asset companies

Answer

Dark web marketplace transaction logs seized in enforcement actions

Answer

International banking wire transfer records reported under FBAR

Question 5

When a cryptocurrency address consistently appears as a deposit address receiving funds from many unrelated senders, what does this pattern suggest?

Accepted Answer

The address is likely a hot wallet for an exchange, service, or marketplace

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The address belongs to an inactive dormant wallet accumulating dust

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The address is controlled by a law enforcement honeypot operation

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The address belongs to a personal investor using dollar-cost averaging

Question 6

Where would an OSINT investigator find beneficial ownership disclosures for US companies as of 2024?

Accepted Answer

FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) database under the Corporate Transparency Act

Answer

IRS Form 1040 individual tax filings

Answer

State Secretary of State basic incorporation records only

Answer

FDIC quarterly bank examination reports

Question 7

What is a UTXO in the context of Bitcoin OSINT analysis?

Accepted Answer

An Unspent Transaction Output representing available Bitcoin funds in a wallet

Answer

An Unverified Transaction from an Unidentified Origin flagged for suspicious activity

Answer

A User Transaction Under eXamination Order issued by law enforcement

Answer

An Untraceable Transaction Using eXternal Obfuscation method