Dan Halpin — Cybertrace CEO
- Former Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Officer
- Former Advisor to the Dept of the Prime Minister of Australia
- Former Senior Constable at the New South Wales Police
- Australian Signals Directory (ASD) Partner
- Board Director Member at Intelex
Cybertrace is Australia’s leading Cyber Investigations company. We’re known globally for our capabilities in identifying offenders, investigating scams, locating individuals, and finding otherwise hidden information, such as the individuals operating online accounts.
What is Cybertrace?
First registered as a company in 2015, today, Cybertrace boasts a highly skilled, multi-disciplinary team with combined decades of experience in cyber investigations.
We have forged and continue to nurture strong collaborative relationships with law enforcement agencies around the world in our joint mission to fight cybercrime in an ever-shifting technological and legislative landscape.
Integrity, accountability and excellence are paramount at Cybertrace. See our Accreditations page for a complete list of our licenses, registrations, insurance, qualifications and the professional associations we belong to.
With our highly skilled team of experts, we are not limited by being based in Australia. We work across jurisdictions and disciplines to root out cybercriminals by tracing stolen cryptocurrency, conducting website forensics and Open Source Intelligence research.
Who’s Behind Cybertrace?
Led by highly experienced and pre-eminent master in the field of cyber investigations, CEO Dan Halpin, at Cybertrace we deliver on our commitment to a safer and more just world, time and again. Take a look at Dan’s LinkedIn profile to learn more about his 24-year-career in Australian law enforcement, government intelligence and private investigations.
Cybertrace was born out of Dan’s increasing concern that victims of cybercrime were falling through the gaps between law enforcement and private industry.
Using innovation, technology and a public-private sector collaboration mindset, Dan’s team at Cybertrace fights global cybercrime and provides high-quality online private investigation services.
Our Representatives
Dan has been employed in the Australian investigation and intelligence industries for the past 20 years and holds formal qualifications in policing, investigations, intelligence, security operations and security risk management. Dan is globally known as a pioneer in the investigation of cryptocurrency fraud.
He was formerly employed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), New South Wales Police Force, Queensland Police Service and the Australian Capital Territory Department of Justice & Community Service/Office of Regulatory Services.
Dan was seconded to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and NSW Crime Commission during his employment as a NSW Police, Counter Terrorism Intelligence Officer. During this time Dan, provided intelligence and prosecution support to the Operation Pendennis Terrorism trial in Sydney during 2007-2009.
Further, Dan was a Consultant Advisor to the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet during 2016-2017. There he focused on breaches of the Australian Public Service (APS), Code of Conduct.
Tracy Hall is an author, keynote speaker, and senior executive based in Sydney, Australia with over 25 years of experience at leading tech companies, including eBay, Virgin, GoDaddy, and Block (Square, Afterpay, CashApp). In 2019, Tracy became known as the “last victim” of Australia’s most infamous conman, Hamish McLaren, a story which was featured in the podcast Who the Hell is Hamish? She later published her memoir, The Last Victim, detailing her personal experience with intimate fraud and its emotional and financial toll.
As an advocate for victims of scams, Tracy works with organisations worldwide to educate on financial empowerment, resilience, and trust, partnering with companies such as PayPal, Westpac, and VISA. She also serves as a board advisor for Mongrels Men, a men’s mental health charity, and as a teen mentor with the Raise Foundation.
Ms. Janya Eighani is the Managing Director of Lehman Walsh Lawyers, Sydney Australia. She brings over a decade of experience in commercial litigation and regulatory matters, with a strong focus on financial crime, counter-terrorism funding, financial fraud, and cyber-related disputes. As Special Advisor – Legal at Cybertrace, Janya provides strategic legal oversight on complex investigations involving online scams, identity theft, cryptocurrency fraud, and transnational crime. Her legal acumen enhances Cybertrace’s ability to align investigative findings with evidentiary requirements for law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and civil litigation.
Janya also advises on legal frameworks relevant to cyber-enabled crime, including anti-money laundering (AML), white-collar crime, and cross-jurisdictional enforcement. Her guidance ensures that Cybertrace’s operations and reports meet legal standards while supporting clients through legal referral pathways. Janya’s involvement strengthens Cybertrace’s commitment to helping victims pursue justice through evidence-based, legally sound investigations.
Our Services
Importantly, we’re not limited by borders or jurisdictions and we take an intelligent approach to conducting real online investigation. In the investigations space, Cybertrace’s industry knowledge is unparalleled.
Why Engage A Private Cyber Investigator For Cyber Crime?
Although there is increasing attention by policy-makers and the media to scams, authorities in Australia and other western countries have been slow to react.
In many cases, arrests are not made for up to one year after the offences have taken place. During this time, scammers continue to offend and destroy the lives of many other victims.
This is where technically-proficient cyber investigators can assist, by providing professional services to clients wishing to capture evidence privately, rather than wait for police to investigate.
Once we provide clients with our comprehensive reports, police officers tend to be more willing to cooperate. We are here to help step you through these stages.
At Cybertrace, we believe that the key to combating cyber crimes is:
- the continued use of public-private collaboration
- raising cyber fraud literacy levels for the general public
- ongoing education of police officers and private investigators to effectively deal with victims of cyber fraud
- increasing allocation of resources for investigating and prosecuting offenders, promptly.
Scam Victim Support Via Collaboration With Police
In terms of cybercrime, an obvious change in the level of sophistication and victim manipulation has been observed over the past five years. Cybercrime is the same as any crime method; the longer it is used, the more refined it becomes, meaning that the capability of scammers will inherently increase.
Although law enforcement has generally been slow to adapt to the investigation of cybercrime, compared to how they respond to traditional crime, it is becoming clearer to them that such collaborations have increased the rate of successful prosecution of scammers.
The value of public-private collaboration is undeniable and we hope to see more of it in the coming years.
Whether you are in Australia or elsewhere, should you be the victim of a cybercrime and wish to fund your own evidence collection operation, please contact our private cyber investigators to discuss your case. We will provide you with a realistic and honest assessment.
Cybertrace Core Values
Trust
Our cyber fraud Executives have been full-time employees of the Australian State and Federal governments, and we’ve been security cleared to the highest level. Our online investigation services reflect this standard of security.
Professionalism
Professionalism isn’t something that can be learned from a book. It comes from a willingness to not only serve but a determination to be respectful and to maintain the highest standard for clients. Our Executive team fully embodies this.
Integrity
Our Executives have proven integrity and insist on the same qualities from our staff and contractors. Integrity is one of our core values and drives our business decisions.