Digital Forensics Dispatch

Aug 25, 2020

The University of Utah Paid Nearly Half a Million to Ransomware Group

As reported by ZDNet, the University of Utah recently paid out almost $500,000 to a ransomware group. While paying these

Aug 13, 2020

SANS Institute Phishing Attack Compromises 28,000 Records

Phil Muncaster from Infosecurity Magazine reports that on August 6, the SANS Institute discovered that hundreds of emails from an

Aug 11, 2020

Failure to Wipe Client Data Leads to Lawsuits against Morgan Stanley

Ryan Neal of Financial Planning reported Wednesday, that Morgan Stanley has two current lawsuits against the company that allege that

Aug 06, 2020

Cyber Stalker Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison

The Baltimore Sun  and Martinsville Bulletin recently reported on the strange case of Ahmad Kazzelbach. Kazzelbach plead guilty to cyber

Aug 04, 2020

Vehicular Homicide Linked to Watching Porn While Driving

According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Tate Doom, a truck driver from St. Paul Park Minnesota, recently was sentenced to

Jul 30, 2020

Cheating Allegations Proven False with Digital Forensics

When Edwin Prado, a practicing attorney in the state of Florida, submitted his Florida bar exam within the three hour

Jul 28, 2020

California Based Title Insurance Company Exposed “Millions” of Customers’ Data

According to pymnts.com, First American Title, based in Santa Ana, California, is currently facing a suit over allegations of a

Jul 23, 2020

Ransomware Attack Strikes Erie Community College

WGRZ reports that Erie Community College was targeted by a ransomware attack early on July 22nd. The coordinated attack on

Jul 21, 2020

Social Engineering Attack Strikes Twitter High Profile Accounts Hijacked

Joseph Cox of Motherboard writes about the hijacking of several high profile Twitter accounts on July 15, 2020. Many Twitter

Jul 16, 2020

Healthcare Worker Cleared of Wrongdoing in Racist Social Media Hoax

Recently a nurse at the Carolina Gardens Senior Living Home in Columbia South Carolina was accused of sending vulgar and

Jul 14, 2020

Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested in Bizarre Cell Phone Harassment Case

The Daytona Beach News-Journal recently reported on the strange stalking and harassment case of a 67 year old man named

Jul 09, 2020

The United States May Ban Popular App TikTok

According to an article by CNBC, the U.S. is strongly considering banning TikTok, among many other Chinese social media applications.