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Digital Forensic Experts: Deleting is not sufficient
Those intending to sell their electronic devices, like smartphone and computer, are advised to send them to us, the Data Recovery Experts for data sanitisation to avoid the theft of their personal data. This move would help curb cyber harassment, as well as prevent...
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Cyber Criminal ‘gig economy’ on rise in UK as specialists freelance for different gangs
National Crime Agency says criminals moving away from geographical structures to individuals with ‘unique selling points’ in different crimes Investigators have seen offenders specialised in cybercrime, illicit finance, modern slavery, human trafficking and child...
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WhatsApp was hacked and attackers installed spyware on people’s phones
What you need to do about the WhatsApp vulnerability WhatsApp has confirmed that a vulnerability in its app could allow hackers to take control of victims' phones just by sending an unanswered voice call. Dozens of WhatsApp users including human rights...
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Vital for the criminal justice system that digital forensics keeps pace with technological developments
The House of Lords select committee for Science and Technology has today released its report on ‘Forensic Science’. The report highlights the increasing importance of digital forensics and digital evidence in criminal trials. Commenting on the report, Dr Sarah Morris,...
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Binance says more than $40 million in bitcoin stolen in ‘large scale’ hack
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed a “large scale” data breach, in which hackers stole more than $40 million in cryptocurrency In a statement, the company said hackers stole API keys, two-factor codes and other information in the attack. Binance traced the...
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Walkthrough: Carving With Belkasoft Evidence Center
Carving is an irreplaceable technique widely used in data recovery and digital forensics by Yuri Gubanov, Danil Nikolaev & Igor Mikhailov © Belkasoft Research via Forensic Focus By using carving, we essentially perform a low-level scan of media for various...
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Rape victims must hand over mobile phones to police or risk cases being dropped
Prosecutions may not go ahead if victims do not allow police access to their messages, photos, emails and social media accounts Privacy campaigners branded the move akin to a 'digital strip search' Rape victims are being told they must hand over their mobile phones to...
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Facebook now says ‘millions’ of Instagram passwords were exposed internally
Latest privacy fiasco for Facebook, which says passwords were not improperly accessed or abused Facebook Inc. said Thursday that a security incident that exposed Instagram passwords internally was significantly worse than first thought. After announcing in March that...
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Child abuse images still online six years after the victim’s rescue
Olivia was sexually abused as a child but, even though her abuser was jailed, images of her abuse are still being shared. Image: IWF analysts still see Olivia's pictures every day. File pic. Photos of a child's sexual abuse are still being shared online, six years...
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These are the easiest passwords to hack – is yours one of them?
The research also included the most common passwords globally, highlighting the number of easily guessed log-ins still used. Image: Liverpool is the most common Premier League Football team used in a password The most common passwords have been revealed, as a survey...
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