Collaboration enhances Irdeto’s Investigations and Payment Disruption Services by identifying funds and targeting illicit crypto transactions by removing threat actors from digital platforms.
AMSTERDAM – April 17, 2026 – Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, today announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Binance, the leading cryptocurrency platform globally by trading volume and users. This agreement continues the evolution of Irdeto’s Cyber Services portfolio, particularly its Investigations and Payment Disruption capabilities, by enabling early identification and intervention against cybercriminals who use cryptocurrency to facilitate piracy and other illegal activities.
The new cooperation focuses on the investigation and disruption of individuals identified as utilizing the Binance platform to facilitate copyright and trademark infringements, as well as other criminal offenses. Irdeto’s intelligence-led investigations, carried out on behalf of its customers, have uncovered a growing use of cryptocurrency by threat actors across both the video entertainment and gaming ecosystems.
While total illicit on-chain transaction volume continues to decline globally, at 0.14 percent in a 2025 crypto crime report, Irdeto’s latest data highlights the growing trend in the use of cryptocurrency by illicit service providers in the video entertainment and gaming ecosystems climbed from 13% in 2022 and surged to 20% by the end of 2025.
Through this collaboration, Irdeto shares detailed investigative reports with Binance, helping to remove bad actors from the platform. This disrupts their ability to receive payments for illegal services and halts their progression into more serious forms of cybercrime.
“Our partnership with Binance enhances our Payment Disruption service, empowering us to remove financial lifelines from pirates and cheat developers before they can scale their operations. It also provides a path for our clients to potentially seize funds derived from illegal activities,” said Mark Mulready, Vice President of Cybersecurity Services at Irdeto. “This is a powerful example of how strategic industry collaboration can disrupt criminal infrastructure and protect the digital ecosystem.”
The partnership also seeks to continue an expansion of Irdeto’s scope for investigations that increasingly have elements of cryptocurrency, such as payments for pirate services, or ways that allow criminal gangs to launder their profits. Beyond payment disruption, Irdeto’s Cyber Services team actively supports clients in reporting to law enforcement, helping to identify the owners behind cryptocurrency addresses. This collaboration enables authorities to advance investigations, apprehend offenders, build prosecution cases, and support the seizure and recovery of illicit crypto assets.
Binance, which provides a secure platform for buying, selling, storing, and trading cryptocurrencies, has welcomed the collaboration. The company recognizes Irdeto’s role in identifying threat actors early in their criminal careers, allowing Binance to proactively remove them before they become more sophisticated hackers and career criminals.
“At Binance, we are committed to collaborating with industry partners to strengthen the fight against digital crime and protect the integrity of the broader crypto ecosystem,” said Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman. “Partnerships like the one with Irdeto demonstrate how collaboration between technology platforms and cybersecurity experts can help identify and remove bad actors earlier and thus more effectively, further ensuring our platform is not used to facilitate piracy or other illegal activity.”
The collaboration with Binance is part of a broader initiative by Irdeto to work closely with digital transaction providers and law enforcement agencies worldwide.
Irdeto continues to lead the cybersecurity industry with proactive, intelligence-driven services that adapt to emerging threats and offer unmatched customer protection across video, gaming, and connected industries.
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About Irdeto
Irdeto is the world leader in digital platform cybersecurity, empowering businesses to innovate for a secure, connected future. Building on over 50 years of expertise in security, Irdeto’s services and solutions protect revenue, enable growth and fight cybercrime in video entertainment, video games, and connected industries including transport, health and infrastructure. With teams around the world, Irdeto’s greatest asset is its people and diversity is celebrated through an inclusive workplace, where everyone has an equal opportunity to drive innovation and support Irdeto's success. Irdeto is the preferred security partner to empower a secure world where people can connect with confidence. For more information, please visit www.irdeto.com.
About Binance
Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. Binance is trusted by more than 310 million people in 100+ countries for its industry-leading security, transparency, trading engine speed, protections for investors, and unmatched portfolio of digital asset products and offerings from trading and finance to education, research, social good, payments, institutional services, and Web3 features. Binance is devoted to building an inclusive crypto ecosystem to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world with crypto as the fundamental means. For more information, visit: www.binance.com
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Irdeto Media Team
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