- MetaMask has contracted the services of the Asset Reality firm to offer its users a new service that helps victims of digital asset theft.
- This service can help victims join and, in some cases, put them in contact with lawyers, forensic services and police authorities, for the investigation of their case.
- Asset Reality allows multiple victims of a scam operation to join forces and build a larger forensic investigation against a scam operation.
One of the great evils that has afflicted humanity since its inception is theft, and without a doubt this behavior is still present today.
Today’s society has certain protocols to follow when a robbery happens, that is, if someone steals your credit card, or buys with your debit card, you can go to your bank to request that it be blocked so that reverse the charges (if any) and help you fix the problem.
However, it is not the same if you are a crypto asset enthusiast and you are the victim of a digital heist, since most of the time, the victims They are usually stolen at least twice, before they decide to seek help to recover their tokens. Decrypt.
“If you lose your crypto, it is a very lonely experience. Also, the number of individuals who suffer a robbery of this type twice is enormous.“, said the CEO of the research firm Asset Reality, Aidan Larkin.
Because this is becoming a very recurring problem in the world of crypto assets, lThe firm Asset Reality is making a partnership with the digital asset wallet MetaMask, with the aim of launching a service on the market that responds to this problem, by making the process of seeking help less cumbersome, in addition to helping, as far as possible, those affected to recover their stolen crypto.
In this regard, on May 26 MetaMask unveiled a project that aims to contact victims of crypto theft with Asset Reality.
Support for victims of crypto theft
With this associationThe investigation firm will help those affected by putting them in contact with lawyers, forensic services and police authorities, depending on the needs of each case, to try to provide an answer.
“The victims of this type of robbery usually do not have enough resources or manage to get enough attention from the authorities.The offer Asset Reality allows multiple victims of a scam operation to join forces and build a broader forensic investigation against a scam operation,” said MetaMask through a release.
With this new tool, firms will take the heavy lifting from users to build an investigation into each scam operation and take over all the paperwork and hard work of the investigation, so that users can build an investigation. about each case.
In this regard, Alex Herman, a MetaMask security expert, pointed out in an interview for Decrypt that the collaboration between the two companies arose after Jacob Cantele, head of wallet operations, indicated that he was extremely frustrated with the current crypto recovery services.
This service paid for by MetaMask seeks to help its clients by taking charge of carrying out a first level investigation and as part of this service they have increased the staff focused on customer service, in order to help victims of fraud with their due process.
Human resources grow to respond to the problem
For this new service, it will be necessary to create a new section within the MetaMask website, in which users report thefts due to hacks or scams and provide details of how the robbery happened, in order to be able to provide them with information and guidance. necessary.
Similarly, Asset Reality will contact them and, in some cases, provide a follow-up service in order to help them recover lost funds.
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