A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:Â
Inside the Met Police’s investigation into EncroChat crime gangs
The Met’s senior investigating officer responsible for investigating criminals using the EncroChat encrypted phone network tells the inside story of the UK’s biggest organised crime bust…
Police must return phones after 175 million passcode guesses, judge says
How many times should forensic investigators be allowed to guess the password of a locked cell phone belonging to a suspected pedophile?…
DriveFS Sleuth — Revealing The Hidden Intelligence
In the DriveFS Sleuth — Your Ultimate Google Drive File Stream Investigator! Medium article, we delved into the foundational research behind the DriveFS Sleuth tool…
Unseen Battles: The Psychological Impact Of Cyber Investigations On Digital Forensic Experts
As technology rapidly evolves, so too do the tools and techniques criminals employ to hide their activities. With nearly every case now involving some form of digital evidence, specialized digital forensics units have become mission critical for law enforcement…
Using the Wayback Machine and Google Analytics to Uncover Disinformation Networks
Google Analytics is a popular service for tracking and analysing traffic to a website. Through a short code placed in the source of a website, a user can monitor the performance of all their online properties…Â
World’s First Digital Rape Sparks Metaverse Crime Legislation Debate
A digital rape of a UK teenager in the metaverse world has sparked a debate about whether police should investigate virtual crimes and the need for better legislation to deal with such perverts taking advantage of technology…
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Digital Forensics on Smart Watches: Tools and Techniques
I recently encountered a forensic case that required me to perform digital forensics on both Android and Apple smartwatches. I am eager to share my experience and the techniques I utilized during my investigation…
Police Arrest Bloggers Behind ‘Gistlover’ Over Cyberstalking, Others
The National Cybercrime Center of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), acting on a petition by one Mrs Seye Oladejo, has arrested three persons in connection with a case of alleged conspiracy, cyberstalking, and threat to life…
ExifTool basics for DFIR
Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) data is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras and other systems…
MeitY official emphasize need for digital forensic mission in India
India needs a digital forensic mission to tackle cybersecurity issues and ensure trust in digital technologies. Gaurav Gupta, additional director at MeitY, emphasized this at the International Conference on Digital Forensics in New Dheli…
