Searchlight Cyber has announced a strategic partnership with TRM Labs, a leader in blockchain intelligence, to enhance its dark web investigation capabilities through advanced cryptocurrency analysis.
By incorporating TRM Labs’ blockchain data into its Cerberus platform, Searchlight Cyber aims to offer investigators deeper insights into cryptocurrency activity tied to illicit operations. This integration enables users to trace the flow of digital assets, uncover transaction histories, and link suspicious wallets to criminal activity—including ransomware schemes, narcotics distribution, and financial fraud.
The enriched features allow Cerberus users to go beyond identifying a cryptocurrency address. Investigators can now track the movement of funds across the blockchain and, where necessary, seamlessly transition into TRM Labs’ platform for more comprehensive analysis. This capability strengthens the investigative workflow by closing the gap between dark web activity and financial tracing.
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Enhancing Tools to Unmask Criminal Operations
Searchlight Cyber’s Cerberus platform is widely used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to monitor and investigate activity on hidden web networks like Tor. With cryptocurrency being a key tool for dark web transactions, linking crypto wallets to individuals can be a critical breakthrough in ongoing cases.
Dr. Gareth Owenson, Co-Founder and CTO of Searchlight Cyber, emphasized the importance of the collaboration:
“The dark web criminal ecosystem thrives on two core technologies—anonymous hosting through networks like Tor and the use of cryptocurrencies to facilitate transactions. These tools create a false sense of security for criminals. Our partnership with TRM Labs brings together two powerful intelligence sources, giving investigators the ability to follow digital money trails and dismantle the anonymity these criminals depend on.”
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Unifying Blockchain and Dark Web Intelligence
The integration brings a more cohesive investigative process to analysts working in both public and private sectors. By combining TRM Labs’ blockchain insights with Searchlight’s dark web data, investigators can now conduct thorough inquiries from a unified environment, reducing time spent switching between systems.
Rahul Raina, Co-Founder and CTO of TRM Labs, commented on the partnership:
“At TRM Labs, our mission is to provide actionable blockchain intelligence that accelerates investigations and enhances decision-making. Partnering with Searchlight Cyber allows us to bring blockchain tracing into the same workflow as dark web monitoring—helping teams detect threats, attribute criminal behavior, and respond faster to threats ranging from ransomware to cyberespionage.”
A New Standard in Cybercrime Investigation
This partnership sets a new benchmark for threat intelligence and cybercrime investigations by merging two critical domains: dark web surveillance and cryptocurrency forensics. Together, Searchlight Cyber and TRM Labs are equipping security teams with the tools needed to identify, investigate, and disrupt complex criminal networks hiding behind the veil of digital anonymity.
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Source: businesswire
