Digital Forensics Dispatch

Sep 09, 2021

Maryland Man Charged in January 6th Capitol Riot Facing Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Charges

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Maryland has issued a press release charging 43 year-old Elias Nick Costianes,

Sep 08, 2021

Digital Evidence Being Investigated in Search for Missing ISU Student

India Afriyie of WEEK.com reports that an Illinois State University (ISU) student was reported as missing on August 25. ISU

Sep 02, 2021

Blogger to Turn Over Cellphone and Laptop in Civil Case Re Police Lieutenant

According to a recent article in the Hartford Courant, a Connecticut Superior Court, Judge Cesar Noble, has ordered blogger Kevin

Aug 31, 2021

Wawa Data Breach Settlement Reached

Back in 2019, digital forensic examinations of the point of sale system at well known gas station/convenience store chain Wawa

Aug 26, 2021

Florida Woman Convicted of Damaging Former Employer’s Computes After Termination

The Department of Justice issued a press release detailing the conviction of Medghyne Calonge. Calonge was found guilty by a

Aug 24, 2021

T-Mobile Discloses Another 5.3 Million Accounts Compromised

Michael Potuck at 9to5Mac, reports that in the data breach disclosed by T-Mobile last week, additional accounts were compromised by

Aug 19, 2021

ICE to use Forensics Tools Created by Coinbase

In a recent article on The Block, Michael McSweeney covered a small but intriguing development involving the US Immigration and

Aug 17, 2021

Non-Profit Health Care Provider Struck by Ransomware

According to an article in the Oklahoma City Free Press, local healthcare provider Northcare, recently confirmed a serious ransomware attack

Aug 10, 2021

Mobile Forensics: Text Messages Assist in Conviction of Husband Accused of Murder

Joe Gorman of WKBN 27 reports that on August 4, the prosecutors in the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court entered text messages

Aug 03, 2021

Cell Phone Forensic Analysis Aids Driver Accused in Fatal Crash

Rosalio Ahumada recently reported in an article for the Sacramento Bee about a plea deal reached, in part, because of the results

Jul 29, 2021

SC Jury Finds Man Guilty of Murder and Kidnapping in the 2019 Death of a USC Student

John Monk and Lucas Daprile from The State report that a South Carolina (SC) jury found Nathaniel Rowland guilty of murder and

Jul 27, 2021

Mobile County Acknowledges SSNs Compromised in Malware Attack

Brenden Kirby of Fox 10 reports that the Mobile, AL County Government officials alerted their employees that personally identifiable information (PII) was