Digital Forensics Dispatch

Jul 08, 2021

K9 Browser Joins Fairfax County, VA Police Department

According to a recent article on InsideNOVA, the Fairfax County Police department in Virginia has added a new member to their

Jul 01, 2021

Business Email Compromise (BEC) Threat Identified as the Most Common Threat Vector

CISOMAG reports that business email compromise (BEC) attacks have become the most common email threats. This type of attack is when a

Jun 29, 2021

Hacker Sentenced and Ordered to Pay Restitution of $2.5 Million

On June 24, 2021 the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a press release about a Ukrainian national who was sentenced to seven

Jun 23, 2021

Medicaid Contractor Data Breach Exposes Data

According to a report in the Dayton Daily News, the company that provides data management services to Ohio Medicaid providers, Maximus,

Jun 22, 2021

Cellphone Records and Digital Evidence Pivotal in Boston Police Pay Fraud Investigation

According to a recent article in the Boston Globe, federal prosecutors have recently charged 13 individuals in an ongoing investigation into an

Jun 17, 2021

US Nuclear Weapons Contractor Hit With Revil Ransomware

Lawrence Abrams from BleepingComputer reports that the US Government Contractor Sol Oriens suffered a cyberattack, alleged to be from the REvil ransomware

Jun 15, 2021

Former Bamberg County, SC Councilman Wants Computer Evidence Suppressed

Former councilman Kerry Kinard and his attorney have asked the judge to throw out computer evidence in relation to the

Jun 10, 2021

FBI Leverages Criminal Messaging APP in Worldwide Sting Operation

Law enforcement agencies from all over the world recently reported on an enormous ongoing sting operation assembled with evidence gleaned

Jun 08, 2021

Data Breach at California Police Department Reveals a History of Security Problems

According to Harriet Ryan of the Los Angeles Times, the recent breach of the Azusa California Police Department not only exposed a

Jun 03, 2021

Virginia Mail Carrier Charged With Taking Bribes

Jane Harper of The Virginian-Pilot recently published an article about a Norfolk, VA postal service employee who was arrested last week and

Jun 01, 2021

Gilead Sciences, Inc. Accused of Concealing Spoliation of Relevant Text Messages

Daniel Seiden form Bloomberg Law reports that a discovery dispute between two whistleblowers and Gilead Sciences, Inc. has emerged in a Pennsylvania

May 27, 2021

Cell Phone Forensics Assist in Locating Missing Hiker

According to a recent report made by New Hampshire Fish and Game, mobile forensics recently played a key role in locating one