🧾 CYBER PRIVILEGE – DIGITAL FORENSICS WHITEPAPER

🧾 CYBER PRIVILEGE – DIGITAL FORENSICS WHITEPAPER

Title: Unmasking Remote Access Fraud & Crypto Laundering – A Forensic Case Analysis

📍 Case Location: Telangana, India | 🗓️ Investigation Period: Jan–Feb 2025
🔒 All identities anonymized for confidentiality. Chain-of-custody preserved.

1. 🎯 Executive Summary

A brief overview of the case:

Victim reported unauthorized crypto transactions via a phishing-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT). Cyber Privilege conducted advanced forensic extraction, wallet tracking, and coordinated with cybercrime police and exchanges to aid recovery and prosecution.

2. 🕵️ Case Background

• Victim Profile: Retired government employee

• Reported Issue: Crypto wallet drained (₹12.4 lakhs)

• Suspected Modus Operandi: Fake customer support impersonation → screen sharing → seed phrase theft

3. 🧪 Forensic Methodology

Tools & Techniques Used:

Category Tools Used Mobile Forensics UFED, Magnet AXIOM, Cellebrite Physical Analyzer Cloud Artifacts Google Takeout Analysis, WhatsApp Cloud Chat Pull Network Forensics Wireshark, Router Log Analysis Crypto Tracing Chainalysis Reactor, Crystal Blockchain, Cipher Trace

4. 🔗 Chain of Custody

100% adherence to Indian Evidence Act (65B/63B)

• Device seized with tamper-proof bag ID: #CP-IN-1725

• Clone imaging hash (SHA-256): e23f…8a12

• Digital evidence submitted via Cyber Privilege’s Certified Evidence Submission Portal

• Court-admissible 65B certificate issued and acknowledged by Cyber Crime Police, Hyderabad

5. 📊 Findings & Insights

• Remote Access Tool Used: AnyDesk (Session ID: 593-…-925)

• Access Timestamp: Jan 14, 2025 – 02:42 PM IST

• Wallet Details Compromised: MetaMask

• Crypto Routing: Tornado Cash → Binance (KYC’d)

• VPN Used by Attacker: ProtonVPN (Switzerland exit node)

• Attacker Device Fingerprint: Partial match with known phishing campaign active in North India

6. ⚖️ Legal Outcome & Case Resolution

• FIR Registered: Cyber Crime PS, Ref No: CC/TSX/HYXX/2025/XXXXX

• Crypto recovery in progress: Exchange freeze initiated under 91 CrPC

• Victim assistance completed – affidavit filed for Section 420, 66C, 66D

• Testimony and evidence accepted in digital format under Judicial Magistrate’s direction

7. 🛡️ Recommendations for Public Safety

• Awareness training for senior citizens on crypto safety

• Disable auto-run screen sharing in mobile phones

• Public notices against impersonation frauds in Telugu, Hindi, English

• Mandatory multi-factor authentication for wallet access

8. 👥 Cyber Privilege Team Involved

Name Role Mr. G. Vimal Kumar Chief Forensic Analyst & CTO, Miss. Chandra Lekha Digital Forensic Examiner, Mr. A. Sai Evidence Lab Manager, 10 Number Cyber Forensic Interns, Volunteer Support 8 Trained Cyber Emergency Analysts

9. 📎 Annexures

• 65B Certificate (sample redacted)

• Device hash verification screenshot

• Blockchain tracing snapshots

• FIR copy (sanitized)

• Screenshots of impersonation messages

• Timeline chart of forensic events

📬 To request this full whitepaper PDF or a redacted version for legal or training purposes, contact:

📧 hello@cyberprivilege.com | helpdesk@cyberprivilege.com
🌐 www.cyberprivilege.com

Cyber Privilege stands for a simple principle: when systems fail, people should not. In a world where institutions, platforms, and processes sometimes leave individuals exposed, unheard, or unprotected, we intervene as digital guardians to help them sustain, rebuild, and move forward for the right cause.

We do not operate on biases, labels, or status. We do not judge backgrounds, identities, or circumstances. We see only one thing: a human being who arrived seeking support in an ethical manner. That is the line we draw, and that is the line we defend.

Cyber Privilege — Where Cybersecurity Meets Trust, Technology, and Truth — functions as a private digital evidence agency working at the intersection of cyber forensics, legal admissibility, digital safety, and investigative resilience. But beyond technology, our mission rests on equal opportunity, ethical responsibility, and dignified access to justice.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our operations. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Our doors remain open to those seeking legitimate protection, forensic clarity, investigative assistance, or digital truth.

In practice, this means:

• When a victim is silenced, we amplify their digital truth. • When a system collapses, we supply resilience and forensic clarity. • When evidence is fragile, we preserve, certify, and make it court-ready. • When society looks away, we stand guard — ethically, impartially, and professionally.

Our work ethic is grounded in humanitarian cyber responsibility: empowering lawful victims, protecting vulnerable groups, advancing cyber justice, and supporting those who seek help within ethical boundaries.

We believe that trust must be earned, technology must be accountable, cybersecurity must be inclusive, and digital rights must be defendable. That is how Cyber Privilege defines impact — not merely through tools and certifications, but through principles, outcomes, and human dignity.

In a digital era full of breaches, exploitation, and misinformation, we choose to be the bridge between vulnerability and justice. Because sustainability is not just environmental — it is social, legal, digital, and human. And wherever the world fails to uphold it, Cyber Privilege steps in to reinforce it.

Srinivas Valeti Senior Resident Editor Anand Tanniru CEO YK TV Network Vijayawada, along with G Vimal Kumar CTO Cyber Privilege 8977308555

Media x Cyber Forensics: Converging for a Smarter & Safer Digital India
Exceptional Meet & Greet with Srinivas Valeti (Senior Resident Editor) and Anand Tanniru (CEO), YK TV Network, Vijayawada, along with G Vimal Kumar, CTO of Cyber Privilege (Private Cyber Forensics & Digital Evidence Agency), on 18 January 2026.

The session focused on how responsible digital journalism and scientific cyber forensics can collaboratively strengthen:
Cybercrime awareness
Digital evidence literacy
Women & child safety online
Privacy and data protection education
Fact-checking & misinformation control
Crypto crime & darknet threat reporting

YK TV Network brings credible journalism and community storytelling expertise.

Cyber Privilege contributes operational cyber forensics, SOCMINT, GEOINT, Cybercrime Investigations, Crypto Investigations, and Digital Evidence Certification aligned with the BSA 2023, DPDP Act 2023, BNS Act 2023, GDPR, IT Act, and emerging global standards.

This is a strategic step toward building a cyber-aware, media-literate, and digitally resilient society, where information integrity and forensic truth reinforce each other.

Looking forward to deeper collaboration, joint awareness campaigns, and public interest programs.