A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:
Having Fun doing Mobile Forensics
When working on our Capstone Project, “Apple AirTag Forensics; The Phantom Menace,” we had to jailbreak the phone that we are using so that we could gain access to the root of the device and get better information when we image the device…
Windows Forensics: Examine Windows Files and Metadata
During a Windows system investigation, investigators often need to identify any modifications that attackers may have made to application files on the system…
Digital Forensics Salary, Skills, and Career Path
Becoming a digital forensic analyst is not an easy task. It requires an education that provides hands-on experience, not just theory…
The role of tracing in digital asset disputes
Digital assets have arrived and are here to stay. On-chain assets such as cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens (‘NFTs’) have quickly become a discernible and popular investment category…
‘Operation Cookie Monster’: FBI seizes popular cybercrime forum used for large-scale identity theft
The FBI has seized a popular cybercrime forum accused of facilitating large-scale identity theft, according to an FBI notice posted to the forum’s website on Tuesday…
Obtaining Serial Number, MAC, MEID and IMEI of a locked iPhone
Obtaining information from a locked iPhone can be challenging, particularly when the device is passcode-protected…
Proposed commission vital step towards improving Malaysia’s cyber security, says agency
CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) is poised to play a bigger role in strengthening cyber security in this nation once the Malaysian Cyber Security Commission is established…
A group of hackers has hit hundreds of hospitals, including in Missouri. The effects last years.
As the second year of the pandemic was nearing an end, employees at Johnson Memorial Health hoped they could catch their breath after dealing with a weeks-long tsunami of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths…