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: investigation
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…
Email Scam 3
Note: I have checked the bitcoin address, and unfortunately it seems that quite a few victims have fallen for this scam unfortunately hanhnguyentn@mhg.com Thu 28/12/2023 23:56 In case you didn’t get last email. Pay attention now. You have used video call recently. And I have very unfortunate news for you.I’ll give you some background on…
Learn OSINT in 4.5 hours courtesy of The Cyber Mentor
Watch the video courtesy of The Cyber Mentor and learn OSINT in just 4.5 hours.
Drone attacks. How can we fight back?
When writing on any subject, I like my articles to be read and understood by all, including professionals, and those who merely have a passing interest. This is why I’m going to try to drill down in this article to try and show the technology in its simplest terms, but also include some of the…
Could we be more proactive with the cloud for a ‘Hot’ crime scene?
Some of the difficulties being faced with any major or minor incident that occurs is that the crime scene and evidence could be contaminated or changed long before the police and forensic teams arrive on site. The evidence becomes older, and is less appropriate as time goes on. We are well and truly in the…
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…
Hello? This is Microsoft calling……or is it a SCAM?
I’m fed up. Time and time again hearing about innocent people falling for scams which cost them thousands of pounds and a lot of emotional distress. These online scams are designed to prey on the young and the old although with far greater success on the elderly, mainly due to their lack of knowledge on…