Most digital forensic practitioners possess an analytical mind. One of the reasons we become interested in the field is because we work to whittle down the digital elements of the case to try and present a clearer picture of the … Read more
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XRY 9.1.2 – Checkm8 Extraction And BFU Acquisition For iOS
Today’s release of XRY 9.1.2 offers improved iOS support for data acquisition from iOS devices.
The XRY integrated jailbreak tool, based on the checkm8 exploit, will now enable users to recover partial data even when in BFU mode.
The new … Read more
Case Study: Digital Evidence Confirms Players In Major Bitcoin Heist
Traditional policework helped track down the thieves targeting cryptocurrency data centers in Iceland, but digital intelligence from one suspect’s mobile devices provided the proof of their involvement.
Date: 2018
Challenge: To connect six suspects to the theft of more than … Read more
Digital Forensic Evidence And Artifacts: Recent News And Research
This month’s academic research reflects two aspects of the changing digital forensics industry: new ways to think not just about digital artifacts, but also about broader investigative processes — including interagency cooperation.
This round-up article includes three open-access articles from … Read more
How To Bulk Tag Evidence With Nuix Investigate
Today I’m going to show you how to do a bulk tagging operation using Nuix Investigate 8.2.1.
Here on the far left side – you can see we’re on our Cases landing page – we’re going to scroll down the … Read more
COVID Fraud Is A Crisis Within A Crisis
In times of distress, or hardship, we’re told to “look for the helpers.” As Fred Rogers once explained, in “scary” times we can feel calmed and reassured because there will always be “people who are helping.” These people are the
… Read more Case Study: How Turn-By-Turn Driving Directions Uncovered A Killer’s Lies
When digital intelligence was used in a murder investigation in Australia to compare geolocation data with Internet search history data, a swift arrest and conviction was possible.
Date: August 2015
Challenge: To place a murder suspect in proximity with his … Read more
BYOB To A CTF To Improve Your DFIR Game
Even before COVID-19 drove homebound digital forensics examiners to seek out new modes of training and skill-building, Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges were a popular feature at numerous conferences. Now offered in virtual formats both during and outside of conferences, … Read more
Strengthen Your Cases with Webpage Data in Magnet AXIOM 4.4
Magnet AXIOM 4.4 and Magnet AXIOM Cyber 4.4 are now available with built-in artifact support for results captured with the free MAGNET Web Page Saver tool, the ability to choose the evidence summaries included in your exports, and several new … Read more
Forensic Focus Forum Round-Up
Welcome to this month’s round-up of recent posts to the Forensic Focus forums.
Forum members discuss smart TV acquisition.
How do you determine the age of a person in images seized from a computer?
Can you help this user … Read more