3rd July 2026

Forensic Focus Digest, July 03 2026
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Discover what’s new on Forensic Focus – explore digital evidence investigations with David Shipley, deepfake image analysis with Amped Software, RAID forensics with Atola Technology, Cellebrite’s journey to Genesis, and more....

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Passware Kit Mobile 2026v4 Decrypts Qualcomm-Based Samsung S20

Passware Kit Mobile 2026v4 Decrypts Qualcomm-Based Samsung S20

1st July 2026

Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v4 expands Samsung S20 decryption coverage, speeds up password recovery with caching and batch optimizations, and adds support for more iOS, Huawei, and Android devices....read more

UPCOMING WEBINAR – AI Is The Hot Sauce: From Data Overload To Investigative Insight

UPCOMING WEBINAR – AI Is The Hot Sauce: From Data Overload To Investigative Insight

30th June 2026

Join Cellebrite’s July 7 webinar to learn how responsible AI can help investigators connect evidence, uncover insights faster, and maintain the transparency and defensibility every case demands—register now....read more

Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference East 2026 Returned To Myrtle Beach

Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference East 2026 Returned To Myrtle Beach

30th June 2026

Explore key highlights from Techno East 2026 and see what’s ahead as the community returns to Myrtle Beach in 2027....read more

Kroll Ontrack Opens Singapore Office

Kroll Ontrack , a provider of data recovery products and services has extended its operations with the opening of a Singapore office this week. Headquartered in Minneapolis,Minnesota, Kroll Ontrack said its decision to open a Singapore branch was a direct

X-Ways Forensics, X-Ways Investigator 14.6 released

WHAT’S NEW? * Ability to completely access media, RAIDs and interpreted image files with more than 4.3 billion (2^32) sectors. Allows to read data from beyond the 2 TB barrier on media with a sector size of 512 bytes. *

UK’s Met Police push for new e-crime unit

A number of high profile incidents have led to a growing clamour of support from security industry experts and the public alike, which today was endorsed by the head of computer crime at the Metropolitan Police. Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie,

Deloitte doubles its computer forensic practice in Australia

Professional services firm Deloitte has doubled the size of its computer forensic and electronic discovery group following a merger with Forensic Data. The Australian firm, which specialises in data recovery, data conversion, electronic discovery and computer forensics, provides consulting services

Botnet sting nets U.S., New Zealand cyber-criminals

The FBI this week announced progress on a computer crime initiative aimed at thwarting the use of “botnets” to disrupt Internet communications. The investigation, dubbed Operation Bot Roast II, has netted eight arrests around the US, and, with the help

AFIT cyber warriors win digital forensics challenge

A team of four computer science and cyber operations graduate students from the Air Force Institute of Technology combined their cyber skills and interest in digital forensics to win the Grand Champion trophy at the annual DOD Cyber Crime Center

Up-to-speed on hi-tech crime in Fiji

Having first descended onto the shores of Fiji in 1996 as a British police officer researching global computer criminal activity, the response and capabilities by law enforcement agencies, I found myself a decade later returning as part of an international

Digital DNA: A Look Inside the FBI’s Computer Crime Lab

Buffalo is home to one of the FBI’s 14 Regional Computer Forensics Labs, or RCFLs. It’s here local, state and federal examiners team up to break down computers, cell phones, and iPods in search of evidence from a crime. Just

Tougher penalties for cyberterrorists

Officials at the United Arab Emirates information security conference are calling for tougher penalties against cyberterrorism and for better forensics…Kevin Mansell, managing director of the British-based digital forensics training and consultancy firm Control-F, urged UAE officials to utilize mobile-phone forensics

Computer Forensic ‘Expert’ Witnesses, Who is Representing You?

Computer forensic experts deal with some of the most grave and serious of criminal cases that involve digital evidence. However it may be surprising to hear that currently there is no regulatory body to ensure the quality of their work,

The computer detectives

Damon Hacker knows better than anyone else the kind of electronic fingerprints we leave behind on a daily basis. Did you use a computer today? A cell phone? A Blackberry? Swipe a card to enter your workplace? Drive a car?

Data Recovery Planning Being Neglected

According to a new survey by Kroll Ontrack, many companies are neglecting data recovery when formulating their compliance policies and opening themselves up to unnecessary risk. In an e-mail survey of 100 users, the company found that despite 78 percent

Computer forensics in the age of compliance

Digital forensics is the process of using the scientific method to examine digital media in order to establish facts for legal purposes, especially judicial review. It involves the systematic inspection of IT systems, especially data-storage devices, for evidence of a

Digital Docs Raise Compliance Issues

Many tools exist that can help companies manage electronic documents in compliance with court rules…Several technologies, such as e-mail archiving software, can help reduce risk and manage costs associated with e-discovery rules…Another technology that won some support was automated computer