Digital Forensics Dispatch

Dec 03, 2020

Researchers Bought 100 Used USB Drives on Auction Sites and Performed Data Recovery: See What Was Found

Researchers at Abertay University in Scotland performed a cybersecurity study by purchasing 100 used USB drives from the internet and

Dec 01, 2020

Ransomware Attack Pauses Learning for Baltimore Area Students

Last week, Baltimore County public school district found itself victim of a ransomware attack occurring on their systems the day

Nov 19, 2020

Cell Phone Data Instrumental in Taking Down New York Gun Trafficking Ring

Vernal Douglas of Brooklyn was recently arrested along with three other men in connection with a more than yearlong investigation

Nov 17, 2020

University of Vermont Hospital System Faces Major Cyber Attack During Pandemic

Recently NECN.com reported on a cyberattack that caused a widespread outage for the University of Vermont Health Network, Vermont’s largest

Nov 12, 2020

Murder Suspect Parent’s Accused of Deleting Pertinent Text Messages

According to CrimeOnline, Prosecutors in New Jersey are looking into the death of a local Freehold woman, Stephanie Parze, who

Nov 10, 2020

Man Charged in NY Woman’s Disappearance with Assistance from Deleted Text Messages

A year ago on November 3rd, Jessica Lopez, a New York woman, disappeared after being spotted at a motel in

Nov 03, 2020

Florida Man Charged with Changing Florida Governor’s Voting Address

Terry Spencer from the Associated Press reports that when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis went to cast his ballot earlier last

Oct 29, 2020

Cell Phone Analysis Results in Arrests of Couple Related to the Murder of Two-Year-Old 

According to the Hill County Journal, Jennifer Bardeaux and Tadeo Graces Jr. were arrested on October 20th and charged with

Oct 27, 2020

Digital Evidence Plays Major Role in Federal Case against Crips Gang in Baltimore

According to a federal racketeering indictment filed against Trayvon Hall, the apparent leader of the Baltimore Eight Tray Gangster Crips,

Oct 22, 2020

Text Messages Act as Evidence in Alleged Assault

A Pennsylvania man has been put behind bars after being charged with a sexual assault on a juvenile female. The

Oct 20, 2020

Forensic Analysis of Computer Cements Case Leads to Execution of US Woman by US Government

In 2004, Lisa Montgomery murdered Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who was pregnant at the time. Montgomery removed the baby from Stinnett’s

Oct 15, 2020

Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Tech Tips from the FBI

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Beth Anne Steele of the Oregon FBI has provided an article with tips on