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Locked devices have been a longstanding issue for mobile examiners since the evolution of smartphone devices. More than 50% of devices seized by police are locked.* UFED User Lock Code Recovery Tool provides you with another solution to unlock the

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

Magnet IEF was named Computer Forensic Software of the Year, and Phone Forensic Software of the Year at the 2015 Forensic 4cast Awards. The awards were presented last night at the SANS DFIR Summit in Austin, TX. This is the

There are now more mobile devices than people in the world. When it comes to criminal investigations, they have become one of the most important pieces of evidence for investigators to help prove communications, associations and locations. As criminals find

In this article I will take you step by step through the process of creating a custom, but simple, report on a Kik messenger database using the Forensic Browser for SQLite. As we work through the process we will chose

Guidance Software, Inc. (GUID) has had its EnCase® software named “Best Computer Forensics Solution” at the 2015 SC Awards Europe Awards. Each year, hundreds of products are entered in the Excellence Awards: Threat Solutions categories. Each product is judged by

Introduction of the fluid bearings hasn’t completely eliminated all possibilities for the motor failures during HDD operation. Currently, the biggest problem in this area is the jammed spindle in the bearing housing. This defect occurs mostly due to shocks or

A recording of the webinar “Analyzing Evidence From Mobile Devices, Including Hidden and Deleted Data” is now online and available to view here. Join the forum discussion here.View the webinar on YouTube here.Read a full transcript here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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