A round-up of this week’s digital forensics news and views:
One of the darkweb’s largest cryptocurrency laundromats washed out
German and US authorities, supported by Europol, have targeted ChipMixer, a cryptocurrency mixer well-known in the cybercriminal underworld…
The camera never lies? Our research found CCTV isn’t always dependable when it comes to murder investigations
As a victim or suspect of a crime, or witness to an offence, you may find your actions, behaviour and character scrutinised by the police or a barrister using CCTV footage…
FBI Detains Owner Of Notorious Cybercrime Forum, BreachForums
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, a 26-year-old native of New York, has been detained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for running BreachForums…
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Cambridgeshire Police’s digi vans on BBC’s Crimewatch
Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s new digital forensic vans have been highlighted on TV this week after publicity about them was picked up by the BBC…
How do blockchain forensics and asset tracking work?
A subset of digital forensics called blockchain forensics uses blockchain data analysis to look into illegal transactions, fraud and other types of criminal conduct…
Fake audio falsely claims to reveal private Biden comments
CLAIM: An audio clip features President Joe Biden speaking in private about the recent turmoil in the banking system…
Meta Security Exec Hacked and Tracked for a Year by ‘Predator’ Spyware
A former executive on Meta’s security policy team was hacked by the Greek government using sophisticated spyware known as “Predator,” which tracked her for a whole year…
Move, Patch, Get Out the Way: 2022 Zero-Day Exploitation Continues at an Elevated Pace
Mandiant tracked 55 zero-day vulnerabilities that we judge were exploited in 2022. Although this count is lower than the record-breaking 81 zero-days exploited in 2021, it still represents almost triple the number from 2020…
AI: Everything’s an Exception in eDiscovery
Many service providers will tell you that leveraging AI in eDiscovery is the equivalent of using an easy button. Too many repetitive tasks? AI will automate them…
Face or Filter? If you have to ask, you’re thinking about it wrong.
Bold Glamour—the name sounds like a coinage for an eyeshadow palette or a particularly flashy font. In actuality, it’s a TikTok filter, and despite the generic name, it may mark a watershed moment in the war for digital representation of our faces…