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fromSlate Magazine
1 day agoHer Murder Had Been Cold for Decades. Five Gen Zers Attempted to Solve It. It Took Them Somewhere the Detectives Never Imagined.
Students in a forensic class uncovered potential leads in a cold case, suggesting they may have identified a suspect overlooked for decades.
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UK news
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks agoTechnology accelerating crime, boosts case for national police service says NCA chief | Computer Weekly
Technology has fundamentally transformed crime by enabling criminals to operate globally in networks, access money laundering services, and conduct sophisticated attacks with unprecedented scale and speed.
UK news
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks agoTechnology accelerating crime, boosts case for national police service says NCA chief | Computer Weekly
Technology has fundamentally transformed crime by enabling criminals to operate globally in networks, access money laundering services, and conduct sophisticated attacks with unprecedented scale and speed.
fromComputerworld
4 days agoA core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
Rhyne's attack involved unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, and changing of passwords, showcasing significant security vulnerabilities.
Information security
Business intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks agoAI tools offer 'near-real-time' analysis of data from seized mobile phones and computers | Computer Weekly
Cellebrite's AI-powered Guardian Investigate platform enables police to rapidly analyze mobile device data, discover connections between datasets, track phone locations over time, and construct event timelines for major crime investigations.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 weeks agoAI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae
A maggot's age and species can give essential information to forensic entomologists investigating murders. Combing through these fly larvae, investigators can potentially learn when and where a crime happened, whether the body has been moved or whether toxins were involved. For example, blowflies are among the earliest insect colonizers of corpses; they typically sniff out and lay eggs on a dead body within minutes to hours.
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Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
3 weeks agoMeta, cops deploy AI and handcuffs in scam crackdown
Meta deployed anti-scam tools across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including device-linking warnings and suspicious friend request alerts, while law enforcement disrupted scam networks and arrested 21 fraudsters.
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks agoHacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says | TechCrunch
An unidentified foreign hacker broke into the FBI's field office in New York in 2023 and compromised files related to the bureau's investigation into the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Reuters. The hack took advantage of a server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab in the FBI's New York Field Office that was left inadvertently vulnerable by an FBI special agent working on the case.
Privacy professionals
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
6 days agoThe Rising Tide of Executive Protection: Corporations Ramp Up Security in an Era of Heightened Threats
Companies are increasingly investing in executive protection due to rising threats, making it a strategic necessity for business continuity and resilience.
Business intelligence
fromSecuritymagazine
4 weeks agoAI Security and Forensic Accounting: Protecting Financial Systems in an Automated World
AI-enhanced forensic accounting is essential for detecting financial fraud and payment manipulation in automated financial systems vulnerable to sophisticated, AI-driven attacks.
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Privacy professionals
fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoFBI Investigating 'Suspicious' Cyber Activity on System Holding Sensitive Surveillance Information
The FBI is investigating suspicious activities on an internal system containing sensitive surveillance data, with an unidentified actor using sophisticated techniques to exploit network security controls.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month agoAI Tools Are Supercharging Hackers
AI systems are increasingly weaponized for cybercrime, enabling hackers to exploit vulnerabilities at scale with minimal technical expertise, as demonstrated by recent attacks on Mexican government networks and global firewall systems.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
3 weeks agoSecurity Firm Executive Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
A C-level executive at Outpost24 was targeted by a sophisticated phishing attack using the Kratos phishing-as-a-service kit that exploited legitimate services like Cisco and Nylas to bypass security defenses.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks agoInterpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure | Computer Weekly
Interpol's Operation Synergia III neutralized 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers across 72 countries, resulting in 94 arrests and over 100 investigations targeting cyber fraud, phishing, malware, and ransomware infrastructure.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoGenealogical sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to them
Investigators may use DNA genealogy databases to match DNA from Nancy Guthrie's case and potentially identify suspects or relatives when CODIS yields no matches.
Information security
fromtechcrunch.com
1 month agoFBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: report
Hackers breached FBI networks managing wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants, marking another major U.S. government cybersecurity incident amid ongoing threats from Chinese and Russian threat actors.
fromSFGATE
2 months agoBody found halfway across country ties back to horrific Calif. criminal
Ronald Joseph Cole was a 19-year-old with a shy smile and a buzz cut in 1965, the year he moved from San Diego to Fillmore, a town about 25 miles from Santa Clarita. He was just starting out in life and, hoping to find a job, moved in with his older half-brother David LaFever. By May 1965, Cole had stopped contacting relatives. He had disappeared.
Law
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months agoVideo evidence and eye witness accounts: The science behind why people see different things
The same police dashcam footage of a 2007 high-speed chase and collision produced sharply different interpretations, culminating in the Supreme Court ruling for the officer.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 month agoWebinar: How Modern SOC Teams Use AI and Context to Investigate Cloud Breaches Faster
Automated, context-aware cloud forensics is essential because ephemeral infrastructure, rotating identities, and expiring logs destroy evidence before manual investigations can complete.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 months agoThe First 90 Seconds: How Early Decisions Shape Incident Response Investigations
Early decisions immediately after detection determine incident investigation outcomes; establishing direction before assumptions harden preserves options and shapes the entire response.
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