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RAID Square

Cybercrime · Crypto-assets · Dark web · OSINT

Against cybercrime, from investigation to evidence

RAID Square handles cybercriminal threats: cryptocurrencies, dark web and open-source intelligence. At the crossroads of legal, cyber and investigation, we give you visibility in a crisis and build evidence designed to be used in your disputes.

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500+
operations carried out in 4 years
50+
security audits
$1B+
in assets analysed
100%
French and self-funded

0.About

At the crossroads of legal, cyber and investigation

RAID Square is a French company specialised in handling cybercriminal threats: cryptocurrencies, dark web and open-source threats. With more than 500 operations carried out in 4 years, we usually step in after the crisis, when everything quickly turns judicial: every action is designed so that our evidence can be used in litigation.

Regularly called upon for its technical expertise in major court cases, the company handles crisis management, dispute resolution and large-scale liquidations exceeding €10 million.

Recognised by the media (TF1, BFM TV, France Inter), RAID Square puts its expertise at the service of companies, victims, banks, insurers, law firms and elite government units in the fight against cybercrime.

  • Technical expertise for the courts

    Called upon in major court cases: crisis management, dispute resolution and liquidations exceeding €10M.

  • Evidence built for litigation

    Tracing, forensic analyses and reports prepared to be admissible before courts and authorities.

  • Recognised by the media

    TF1, BFM TV and France Inter call on our expertise on cybercrime and digital assets.

Working with
  • Companies
  • Victims
  • Banks
  • Insurers
  • Law firms
  • Elite government units
  • Courts
  • Liquidators

Services

Three practices, one standard: securing your operations

Prevention, crisis response and litigation: our three practices cover the whole cycle, from audit to admissible evidence, with proven technical expertise and enforceable legal weight.

1. Security

Post-incident forensics, technical audits and operational protection.

Technical expertise practice

Our technical expertise practice is dedicated to post-incident investigation and the integrity of your systems. During large-scale compromises, our specialists conduct in-depth forensic analyses to identify root causes, trace exploitation vectors and build usable evidence. Upstream, we audit your critical code and infrastructure (with specific expertise in smart contracts): more than 50 audits delivered and hundreds of critical vulnerabilities neutralised.

  • Forensics & threat intelligence

    In-depth forensic analysis of system logs, attack surfaces and vulnerabilities to isolate the root cause of compromises, trace exploitation vectors, build usable evidence and durably harden your defensive posture.

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  • Security audit (incl. smart contracts)

    Code review, static analysis, dynamic testing (fuzzing) and business-logic audits of your applications and critical infrastructure, with specific expertise in smart contracts, remediation support and delivery of a certified final report.

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Operational protection practice

Our operational protection practice manages digital exposure, threat monitoring and executive protection. Mandated by tier-1 banks under monthly contracts, we analyse the digital footprint of high-net-worth clients and exposed profiles. We provide digital protection for executives, with cutting-edge expertise forged by the wave of crypto kidnappings, and post-crisis support to understand the motive. We do not provide bodyguards: when close physical protection is required, it is delivered by our partner, licensed by CNAPS, the French private security regulator.

  • Digital footprint analysis

    Mapping of digital footprints and attack surfaces, black box or white box: dark web monitoring, application IP traces, data leak detection.

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  • Dark web threat intelligence

    Proactive monthly monitoring of the clear and dark web targeting emerging vulnerabilities, threat vectors and data leaks.

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  • Executive digital protection

    Exposure analysis and digital protection of executives and exposed profiles, cutting-edge expertise on the wave of crypto kidnappings, post-crisis support to understand the motive. Close physical protection, when required, is delivered by our CNAPS-licensed partner.

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2. Investigation

On-chain tracing, OSINT, litigation support and incident response.

Our investigation practice builds on more than 500 operations carried out and over $1 billion in assets analysed for courts, liquidators and public authorities. Proven under high stakes, we delivered decisive evidence in an $80M+ dispute involving a top-15 global crypto project, while regularly running emergency on-chain tracing that enabled the immediate freezing of extorted funds.

  • Investigation & OSINT

    Tracing of financial asset flows across blockchains and OSINT cross-referencing to identify actors, analyse fraud and clarify transactions.

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  • Litigation support

    Support for law firms, companies and individuals in digital asset disputes, providing technical expertise and admissible evidence.

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  • Incident response

    Very fast incident handling, usually including weekends, proactive alerts, threat containment and forensic reports to the competent authorities.

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3. Infrastructure

Architectural consulting and deep-tech R&D for blockchain infrastructure.

Our infrastructure practice provides high-level architectural consulting and deep-tech R&D for blockchain infrastructure and decentralised systems. Drawing on extensive engineering expertise, we deliver strategic advice and design bespoke, resilient infrastructure components for the major foundations of the blockchain ecosystem.

  • Blockchain infrastructure consulting & R&D

    Architectural consulting, bespoke engineering of highly resilient blockchain infrastructure and development of specific technology building blocks.

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Clients

They trust us

Tier-1 banks, insurers, law firms, courts, liquidators, public authorities and major digital asset players.

  • Morpho
  • Tezos
  • Dfns
  • Deskoin
  • B Partner
  • Ceres Advisory
  • Iceblock
  • HELLO Labs
  • Ledgity
  • Among others…

Values, mission and vision

Our values

  • 100% French and self-funded
  • Evidentiary rigour
  • Independence
  • Confidentiality
  • Responsiveness
  • Candour

Our mission

Protecting our clients against cybercrime: anticipating threats, investigating after the crisis and producing evidence that stands up in court.

Our vision

A secure, innovation-friendly digital ecosystem where cybercrime never goes unanswered.

Founders

Leadership at the crossroads of law and technology

RAID Square was founded in Paris in 2022 by a lawyer and a technologist. That complementarity shapes every case: legal rigour sets the evidentiary goal, technical mastery makes it reachable.

  • Sébastien Martin

    Sébastien Martin

    Co-founder & CEO

    "Security is not an add-on layer: it is the foundation of trust."

    A lawyer by training, Sébastien Martin spent five years studying French and German business law at Université Paris Nanterre and the University of Potsdam. A European childhood, in a family focused on security, international relations and the fight against fraud, taught him to connect the human, economic and institutional dimensions of risk. He speaks five languages: French, English, German, Spanish and Polish.

    He entered the crypto-asset ecosystem through its legal and compliance issues and quickly identified an under-anticipated risk: traceable wealth, identifiable executives, a digital threat that turns physical. He co-founded RAID Square in Paris in 2022 to turn that insight into action: more than 500 operations carried out in four years, while remaining self-funded, independent and sovereign, the condition for confidential casework.

    He frames digital investigation (OSINT, dark web, fund tracing and blockchain analysis) as evidence work: establishing facts and producing material that withstands challenge in litigation, arbitration and court proceedings. He also steers the cybersecurity strategy of regulated companies and the digital protection of executives and high-net-worth individuals, up to kidnapping or extortion situations linked to assets.

    Initiator of the Ligue pour la Sécurité du Web3 (LSW3) in 2024, integrated into ADAN in 2026, he now leads ADAN's Cybersecurity Commission, Europe's main blockchain and digital asset lobby, and is involved in the Franco-German think tank Eurosens.

  • Esteban Lopes

    Esteban Lopes

    Co-founder & CTO

    "Boundless ambition, uncompromising security."

    A specialist in decentralised infrastructure and offensive security, Esteban Lopes trained in penetration testing from 2014 and in distributed systems from 2017 before focusing on blockchains. An independent security researcher until 2022, he took part in the early development on Solana before its launch, auditing projects and joining the first hackathon, then contributed to projects such as the infrastructure of an oracle that processed more than 70,000 transactions. He identified critical vulnerabilities in several exchanges and protocols, including Binance and projects in the Solana and Ethereum ecosystems.

    In a personal capacity, he is the author of Wabasen, an open-source file-encryption tool he created and develops independently of RAID Square. Files and folders are encrypted (XChaCha20-Poly1305) and protected by both a password and a crypto wallet, hardware wallets included. Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) and lightweight, written in Rust, its code is open and auditable by anyone, protecting data as much as funds.

    Co-founder and CTO of RAID Square since 2022, he leads technical and R&D operations: more than 500 digital operations (fund tracing, fraud, cyberattacks), including collaborations with government agencies, and dozens of cybersecurity audits (smart contracts, infrastructure), including audits conducted for licensing applications with the ACPR, the French banking regulator.

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Facing an active threat, tracing funds, documenting a dispute or auditing critical code: we secure your operations. Work with us to protect your assets, your reputation and your executives with proven technical expertise and enforceable legal weight.