Cryptographic Vulnerabilities and Blockchain Forensics in Cybersecurity, Gebunden

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As blockchain adoption accelerates across the financial, governmental, and industrial sectors, new avenues for cybercrime have emerged, ranging from smart contract exploits and token theft to the obfuscation of illicit transactions through decentralized platforms. This book explores the intersection of cryptographic security flaws and the growing complexities of blockchain technology within the context of modern cyber threats. It critically examines how cryptographic protocols, while foundational to digital trust, can also harbor subtle implementation weaknesses that cybercriminals exploit to compromise systems or evade detection. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book blends principles of cryptography, blockchain architecture, digital forensics, and cybersecurity law. It provides both theoretical frameworks and practical tools for investigating blockchain-based cyber incidents, such as tracing cryptocurrency transactions on public ledgers, identifying forensic markers in smart contract breaches, and analyzing side-channel attacks on cryptographic algorithms. The book also addresses the real-world implications of these vulnerabilities, including regulatory gaps, privacy concerns, and the ethical use of forensic techniques in decentralized ecosystems, through case studies drawn from actual investigations that help bridge theory and practice. By highlighting the dynamic interplay between innovation and risk in the blockchain domain, this book equips readers with the skills and mindset necessary to confront the next generation of cryptographic and blockchain-based cyber threats.