Modern Challenges and Future Trends in Digital Forensics

The ever-evolving landscape of modern computer systems and networks has posed significant challenges to digital evidence collection and analysis. In a recent interview with Amber Schroader, CEO at Paraben Corporation, we delve into the complexities faced by digital forensic experts and the strategies employed to overcome them. […]

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Court mistake leads to release of texts from Rep. Scott Perry’s seized phone

Congressman Perry had fought to keep prosecutors from accessing the phone. He spoke to CBS 21 a week after the seizure, and said that he did nothing wrong. […]

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Phone data used to establish timeline, locations; childhood friend of Paul Murdaugh testifies

Towers are separated into 3 sectors; records show tower number and tower sector; and then azimuth and direction of the antenna. From collected data, Wilde was able to create a map of coverage. Another set of records – Verizon RTT records – are an estimation of distance between phone and tower at time of call. All of the data combined shows a cell phone’s location at specific times and the towers and antennas used to transmit calls. […]

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Dallas police may be violating evidence laws with 52,000 improperly stored digital files

The city’s storage system for police files came under scrutiny in August 2021, when lawyers were alarmed to learn that a city information technology employee lost millions of police files including videos and audio recordings when he improperly moved evidence between systems. […]

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N.J. going after ‘sextortion’ as parents sound alarm on predators who target minors on social media

Long gone are the times when law enforcement would simply warn parents of dangerous people on the street. From online video games to every other app that connects to the world, people on the hunt to sextort victims lurk under bogus usernames and identities. […]

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Cell Site Analysis Being Used in the Murder Trial of Riley Crossman

On the fifth day of the trial against Andrew McCauley Jr., the prosecution called an FBI special agent who is a member of the Cellular Analysis Survey Team, or CAST, to testify. In his testimony, he stated many of McCauley’s claims do not match up with his cell phone records. […]

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Social Media Timeline of Gabby Petito

Eleven days into the search for missing travel blogger Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, authorities reported Tuesday that human remains recovered two days prior at a national park in Wyoming had been positively identified as Petito and that she had died as a result of homicide. […]

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