In the ongoing legal battle surrounding Alex Murdaugh, the role of smartphone evidence and digital forensics has once again taken center stage. On Dec. 10, Richard Harpootlian and James Griffin, Murdaugh’s attorneys, submitted a 132-page appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court, seeking to overturn his double murder convictions.
In an era where data breaches and digital surveillance dominate headlines, securing your personal communications has never been more critical. Cybercriminals actively exploit stolen messages, photos, and personal information for identity theft, AI-driven scams and extortion. Fortunately, secure messaging apps offer tools to protect your digital privacy. Here are five
Nebraska Attorney General Michael T. Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Change Healthcare, its parent company UnitedHealth Group and its operating entity Optum, following a data breach that exposed the personal and medical information of an estimated 575,000 Nebraskans. The lawsuit, filed in Lancaster County District Court on Tuesday,
On December 12, 2024, the EU failed to reach consensus on the controversial Chat Control legislation during a crucial vote under the Hungarian EU Presidency. Ten member states opposed the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, or CSAR, in its current form. As the European Union grapples with its controversial Chat Control
Imagine this: a sweet, polite “grandma” answering a scammer’s call and keeping them occupied for over an hour. She listens patiently, asks endless questions, and shares stories about her cats—all while never giving away a shred of personal information. Now imagine that this grandma isn’t real. Instead,
Cell Site Location Information, or CSLI, is an important source of evidence in digital forensics, offering a record of where a phone has been based on its interactions with cellular networks. Every time your phone makes a call, sends a text or accesses data, it connects to the nearest cell
The United States government is taking aim at TP-Link, a Chinese technology company that dominates the home and small-business router market in the U.S., amid mounting national security concerns. With TP-Link holding a significant 65% market share, federal authorities are investigating potential vulnerabilities in the company’s devices that
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center’s recent emphasis on using AI and leveraging alternative data sources like car in-vehicle telematics and wearable devices when smartphones are inaccessible underscores an important reality of today’s digital world: our devices are deeply interconnected. This interconnection means that even if one
Screenshots of smartphone text messages have become a common feature in courtrooms, but their reliability is increasingly under scrutiny. A recent case involving eXp Realty founder Glenn Sanford illustrates that screenshots alone are not enough to prove text message authenticity. Sanford has previously submitted dozens of pages of text message
As businesses become increasingly reliant on digital tools and cloud-based workflows, a pressing issue is emerging. Employees are bypassing security measures to meet productivity goals, inadvertently creating significant cybersecurity risks. A recent survey by CyberArk sheds light on the scale of this challenge, revealing that 65% of office workers admit
In China, the government’s expansive surveillance system has long been a tool for maintaining control, a sprawling network designed to monitor the activities of over 1.4 billion citizens. Advanced technologies like facial recognition cameras, artificial intelligence, and big data analytics are embedded into daily life, ensuring that almost
A new report from Brooklyn Defender Services scrutinizes the effectiveness of ShotSpotter, the gunshot-detection technology deployed by the New York Police Department, finding that it creates more problems than solutions for communities it is meant to protect. ShotSpotter is a gunshot-detection system designed to identify and locate gunfire in real