Inside the $285M Drift Protocol Heist | Ari Redbord

About this episode

Ari Redbord discusses the background of the $285 million Drift Protocol crypto heist and the investigation into ransomware-linked cryptocurrency wallets.

Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, talks about the insane background behind the $285 million Drift Protocol crypto heist, how law enforcement agencies are investigating ransomware-linked cryptocurrency wallets, and how effective sanctions are on cybercrime.

People in this episode

Host: Decipher

Guest: Ari Redbord

Topics covered

• crypto heist
• ransomware
• cryptocurrency
• law enforcement
• sanctions
• cybersecurity

Keywords

• Drift Protocol
• crypto heist
• Ari Redbord
• TRM Labs
• ransomware
• cryptocurrency
• law enforcement
• sanctions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TRM Labs, law enforcement agencies, cybercrime

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