In 2024, every single day, users share 6.9 billion images on WhatsApp, 3.8 billion on Snapchat, 2.1 billion on Facebook, and 1.3 billion on Instagram. (Source: Photutorial) I remember a long time ago, when internet chat groups were first ‘invented’. Images were not posted (bandwidth) and chat was important. I’ve put ‘invented’ into inverted commas…
Category: Digital Forensics
Dark web criminal marketplaces are moving to Telegram
Setting up a criminal marketplace on the dark web isn’t as easy as you would think. The site needs to be hosted in a secure manner, with none of the hosting details being accessible to law enforcement if requested or if a warrant was raised. The typical ways of doing this would be to set…
The dangers of making assumptions with Open Source Intelligence.
Recently I have come across a great many individuals and companies talking about OSINT (Open Source Intelligence), SOCMINT (Social Media Intelligence), IMINT (Imagery Intelligence) and any other of the “INT’s”. I have also gained a great deal of really intelligent and aware contacts in this field, and I particularly enjoy some of the insights that…
Triage in Digital Forensics – My View.
I was recently asked to attend a conference and speak on the subject of ‘Triage in Digital Forensics’. The presentation I had to give was based solely on my opinions, without mentioning any product names, and to give an experience to the delegates to hopefully provide them with some ideas to take away for their…
Coronavirus – Digital Investigations don’t need to stop when you self-isolate.
Its the big topic of the year. 2020, the year of Coronavirus. Countries are closing borders, governments are recommending self isolation ‘social distancing’ at best. The message from the British prime minister is “Don’t go out”. Due to these restrictions being rapidly put in place, people all over the world are beginning to self-isolate, working…