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Digital Forensics Round-Up, May 29 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Potent youth cybercrime ring made up of 1,000 people, FBI official says A senior FBI official recently disclosed the existence of a substantial and elusive cybercrime ring comprised of around

Forensic Focus Digest, May 24 2024

Read our digest of the latest content on the Forensic Focus website, including news, interviews, podcasts, articles, press releases, and more.

Digital Forensics Round-Up, May 22 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: BreachForums seized by FBI for 2nd time In a significant move against cybercrime, the FBI has once again seized control of BreachForums, a notorious online platform linked to cybercriminal activities.

Lana Ramjit, Director Of Operations, Clinic To End Tech Abuse

FF: Lana, tell us about your background and how you became Director of Operations at the Clinic To End Tech Abuse. My professional training was in traditional computer science (doctoral work in distributed systems at UCLA and computer science undergraduate

Digital Forensics Round-Up, May 15 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: The REPORT Act Is Now Federal Law – Here’s What It Means for Child Safety In the current Congressional session (2023-2024), we have seen many bills introduced that relate to

Forensic Focus Digest, May 10 2024

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Digital Forensics Round-Up, May 08 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US, TASS reports Alexander Vinnik, accused of laundering over $4 billion via bitcoin, was arrested in Greece in 2017. After a conviction in

UK Parliamentary Legislation Introduced Against Deepfakes

On April 16th, the UK government announced plans to introduce legislation through an amendment to the existing Criminal Justice Bill, targeting the creation of deepfake pornographic content. This move comes in the wake of the Online Safety Act which criminalised

Digital Forensics Round-Up, May 01 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Thorn and All Tech Is Human Forge Generative AI Principles with AI Leaders to Enact Strong Child Safety Commitments We are at a crossroads with generative artificial intelligence (generative AI).

AI-Powered License Plate Reading With Amped DeepPlate

Desi: Welcome, Forensic Focus listeners. We are back again with Marco from Amped. We’re really excited. We were just talking about having an anniversary with Marco, because we had him on the 4th of April, and today is the 12th,

Forensic Focus Digest, April 26 2024

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Digital Forensics Round-Up, April 24 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: A template for creating and sharing ground truth data in digital forensics Ground truth data (GTD) is used by those in the field of digital forensics (DF) for a variety

Alex Beddard, Investigator, Chainalysis

FF: Could you start by telling us a bit about your background in law enforcement and how you ended up as an Investigator at Chainalysis. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t want to join the police! I was

Digital Forensics Round-Up, April 17 2024

A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views: Beyond the Windshield: Dashcam Forensics – A Quick Overview Let’s delve into the realm of dash cameras for a moment. These devices serve as impartial witnesses, capturing crucial evidence leading