22nd July 2026

Digital Forensics Round-Up, July 22 2026
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Read the latest DFIR news – SQLite tips for mobile analysts, serverless forensics, Signal database decoding, AI image detection in iLEAPP and ALEAPP, Linux timeline tooling, macOS triage updates, and more....

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Making Media Evidence Searchable: Media Forensics With Belkasoft X

Making Media Evidence Searchable: Media Forensics With Belkasoft X

22nd July 2026

Turn thousands of photos, recordings, and videos into searchable evidence with Belkasoft X and offline AI-powered BelkaGPT, helping investigators spend less time on manual review and more time on what matters....read more

Event Recap: Forensics Europe Expo (FEE) 2026

Event Recap: Forensics Europe Expo (FEE) 2026

21st July 2026

From smart doorbells and singing toys to deepfakes and forensic digital twins, Forensics Europe Expo 2026 showed just how quickly digital evidence is evolving; read our full recap for key insights from this year's event....read more

Want To Put An End To Manual Transcribing? Watch S21 Transcriber v2.0 In Action

Want To Put An End To Manual Transcribing? Watch S21 Transcriber v2.0 In Action

16th July 2026

How many investigative hours could your team save with S21 Transcriber v2.0, turning spoken evidence into searchable, reviewable intelligence in seconds?...read more

How Do Criminals Communicate Online?

Flashpoint, a business intelligence agency specialising in the deep and dark web, recently published a report on the economy of criminal networks online. The report looks not only at where criminals go to communicate on the internet, but also how

How Do Criminals Communicate Online?

Flashpoint, a business intelligence agency specialising in the deep and dark web, recently published a report on the economy of criminal networks online. The report looks not only at where criminals go to communicate on the internet, but also how

Oxygen Forensic Detective Helps Prove Guilt in Underage Sex Civil Case

Oxygen Forensics, a worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, was recently used by a private investigator during a civil case that was the aftermath of a sexting/underage sex case investigation

MSAB Announces XAMN Spotlight 2.0

MSAB, a global leader in forensic technology for mobile device examination, today announced XAMN Spotlight 2.0, a product designed with the needs of the modern investigator in mind. XAMN Spotlight 2.0 is built for finding and analyzing data faster, more

Introducing Magnet.AI: Putting Machine Learning to Work for Forensics

Child exploitation investigations often involve luring (also known as grooming): the process by which a child predator gains their victim’s trust. Because this happens a lot over chat apps (and chat features within, for example, gaming apps), you might find

Magnet Forensics Releases Magnet AXIOM 1.1 For Powerful Digital Forensics

Now Available – New AI Technology for Chat Classification, Full Disk Encryption Support, and More Magnet Forensics, a global leader in developing forensic software for smartphone and computer examinations, today launched Magnet AXIOM 1.1, a robust update to its flagship

A Survey On Data Carving In Digital Forensics

by Nadeem Alherbawi*, Zarina Shukur & Rossilawati Sulaiman; Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Data carving is a very important topic in digital investigation and computer forensics. And for that reason research is needed to focus on

A Survey On Data Carving In Digital Forensics

by Nadeem Alherbawi*, Zarina Shukur & Rossilawati Sulaiman; Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Abstract Data carving is a very important topic in digital investigation and computer forensics. And for that reason research is needed to focus

Interview With Abdeslam Afras, VP Of International Markets, AccessData

Abdeslam, tell us a bit about the initiative AccessData has recently launched. We’ve planned a series of international roadshows to share the details of our latest software release, AccessData 6.2, which helps users improve productivity and reduce backlog, leading to

Abdeslam Afras, VP Of International Markets, AccessData

Abdeslam, please tell us about the upcoming international roadshows from AccessData. We’ve planned a series of international roadshows to share the details of our latest software release, AccessData 6.2, which helps users improve productivity and reduce backlog, leading to faster

Magnet Forensics And Passware Partner To Provide Full Disk Decryption In AXIOM

Fully integrated forensic examinations of encrypted drives with a known password will soon be possible in AXIOM Magnet Forensics, a global leader in developing forensic software for smartphone and computer examinations, and Passware, a world leader in password recovery, decryption,

FitBit Step Counting Data Used In Murder Investigation

Wearable technology is revolutionizing the way people keep active, and if prosecutors in Connecticut have their way, it may help put a suspected murderer behind bars. Officials say that the timeline given by Richard Dabate, accused of killing his wife

The New Visual Query Builder In Oxygen Forensic Detective v.9.3

There are over 6.3 million apps available to the modern data smart device user between the major operating systems like iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry. With only approximately 400 unique apps supported by mobile forensic tools there is a