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26th October 2026

Genesis Momentum Powers Cellebrite’s Autumn Release: More Evidence, Deeper Insight, Broader Access For Investigations 
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Cellebrite’s Autumn 2026 Release introduces enhanced agentic AI-powered investigations with Genesis, expanded device access and new capabilities to help teams uncover critical evidence faster....

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Forensic Focus Digest, 23 Oct 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, 23 Oct 2026

23rd October 2026

Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus: explore WMI permanent event subscription persistence with Vitalii, see how MD-RED v4 handles AI-powered mobile forensic analysis, hear how user feedback shapes new features in Amped FIVE, and more....read more

Cellebrite Genesis vs. ChatGPT: Why You Need Purpose-Built Investigative AI

Cellebrite Genesis vs. ChatGPT: Why You Need Purpose-Built Investigative AI

22nd October 2026

What sets purpose-built investigative AI apart from general-purpose LLMs? Discover how Cellebrite Genesis helps investigators analyze digital evidence with traceable findings, warrant-bound search, and secure data handling....read more

Amped Podcast Episode 4 – User Needs, Forensic Minds: How New Features Are Born

Amped Podcast Episode 4 – User Needs, Forensic Minds: How New Features Are Born

22nd October 2026

Sam Abbot, Emi Polito and Andrea Frisina go behind the scenes to show how your feedback becomes new features in Amped FIVE, Replay, Authenticate and DVRConv, and why forensic soundness always comes first....read more

BlackBag’s BlackLight 2016 R2 Now Available

We’re pleased to announce this year’s second major release of BlackLight, BlackBag’s comprehensive Windows, Android, iPhone/iPad and Mac forensic analysis software! BlackLight, for those not already familiar with it, quickly analyzes computer volumes and mobile devices. It sheds light on

BlackBag Technologies Is Excited To Announce EFT Courses In Fall 2016

In addition to software, BlackBag also develops and delivers expert forensic training and certification programs, designed to meet the needs of law enforcement, military and private sector examiners. Taught by an elite team with considerable law enforcement and digital forensics

Oxygen Forensics Adds Pokémon Go! Data Parsing

Oxygen Forensics, the worldwide developer and provider of advanced forensic data examination tools for mobile devices and cloud services, announced today the release of Oxygen Forensic Detective 8.5.1 which supports data parsing from popular mobile app Pokémon Go! “Over the

Cellebrite Introduces UFED Touch2 Platform

Cellebrite unveils UFED Touch2, the latest addition to the company’s industry-leading UFED Series family of mobile forensic solutions. With enhanced speed, usability, and portability, UFED Touch2 is a comprehensive mobile forensic solution that allows law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies

What Can The SV Strike Do For You? Unlock Thousands Of Phones!

The SV Strike is the only stand-alone pincode/passcode/pattern breaking tool built as a forensic device and now has a new low price. The SV Strike is capable of acquiring 6 digit pincode/passcodes on the most popular phones. More than just

Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up

Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums. D1g14n6 is trying to extract data from an SSD that’s been encrypted with FileVault2. Forum members discuss how to extract GPS data from Mercedes’ in-car navigation systems.

Drew Fahey, VP of Product Development, BlackBag Technologies

Drew, you're VP of Product Development at BlackBag Tech. Tell us a bit about your work. What does your day-to-day role entail? I manage a team of developers who work incredibly hard creating the outstanding products our customers have come

Collaborators Sought For Standardization Panel

On the Forensic Focus forum, tootypeg recently posted a call for collaborators on a project about standardisation in digital forensics; specifically, standardisation of witness statements / reports. Tootypeg is looking to identify and define a panel of members to debate

The Takeover: How Police Ended Up Running A Paedophile Site

It was one of the world’s largest and most secure paedophile networks – an online space where tens of thousands traded horror. The website dealt in abuse; video and images of children, swapped and boasted about on a dark-web forum,

Interview With Liam Owens, Director, Semantics 21

Liam, you're the Director of Semantics 21. Tell us a bit about the company and what prompted you to set it up. Semantics 21 is a UK-based forward-looking digital forensics company, which specialises in the research and development of intelligent