Forensic Focus

Evidence Acquisition and Analysis from Live Exchange

A great amount of legal and forensics discussion is involved when there is an investigation procedure that involves the seizing of crucial evidence from Live Exchange server. Whenever there is such an investigation, two things remain in focus 1. Identification

Cybercriminal Darkode Forum Taken Down Through Global Action

This week, law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide have taken down the most prolific English-speaking cybercriminal forum to date: Darkode. In an international coordinated action against the hacking forum and its users, investigators from all over the world targeted cybercriminals

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. Forum members discuss password retrieval using EnCase. How would you recover data from a ciphered NTFS after a reinstall of Windows? What has been your experience of forensic

Europol Dismantles Spanish Cybercrime Group

EU law enforcement agency Europol has supported the Spanish police force in an effort to take down a cyber-crime group operating with a ‘sophisticated’ illegal call centre from Barcelona. Under a joint operation codenamed ‘Walker’, raids and arrests took place

Major Cybercrime Ring Dismantled By Joint Investigation Team

A joint investigation team consisting of investigators and judicial authorities from six different European countries, supported by Europol and Eurojust, has taken down a major cybercriminal group during a coordinated action in Ukraine. With on-the-spot support from Europol, Austrian and

Computer Ransom Hacker Jailed In New York

A Swedish man who created malware which infected half a million computers around the world has been jailed in New York. Alex Yucel, 25, owned the Blackshade organisation which sold sophisticated software to thousands of hackers in more than 100

Inside Scotland Yard’s Communications Intelligence Unit

At a police building in south London, which I’ve been asked not to identify, I’m led through security gates, into the lift, up several floors and along a corridor to Scotland Yard’s Communications Intelligence Unit. A sign on the door

Job Vacancy: MediaClone Seeking a Sales Rep – Los Angeles, CA

MediaClone is seeking a Sales Rep. to sell the MediaClone Forensic line of products to a wide variety of potentials customers, including many US government branches, and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as e-Discovery and legal

Webinar: Computer Forensics and the Cloud – Rising Above The Storm

Date: Tuesday June 30, 2015Time: 10:00am CST / 4:00pm BST / 3:00pm GMT Cloud Forensics brings unique concerns regarding acquisition, preservation, and analysis of potential digital evidence. Examiners will find less allocated evidence left behind on a system when a

The Future of Mobile Forensics

Most would agree that the golden age of mobile forensics is over. There is no longer an easy way to get through the passcode in new iOS devices running the latest version of iOS. Chip-off acquisition is dead for iOS

The Future of Mobile Forensics

by Oleg Afonin, Danil Nikolaev & Yuri Gubanov © Belkasoft Research 2015 Most would agree that the golden age of mobile forensics is over. There is no longer an easy way to get through the passcode in new iOS devices

TSFIC 2015 – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the Techno Security and Forensics Investigations Conference (TSFIC) held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from the 31st of May until the 3rd of June 2015. The conference began

TSFIC 2015 – Recap

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the Techno Security and Forensics Investigations Conference (TSFIC) held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from the 31st of May until the 3rd of June 2015. Conference Highlights The

Digital Forensics Poses Challenges for Texas Law Enforcement

At the South Austin, Texas, home of George De La Cruz, a one-story house with baby blue trim and a concrete porch lined with potted plants, investigators found no body. No physical proof Julie Ann Gonzalez was killed. Prosecutors took