WhatsApp – A Brief Overview WhatsApp is reportedly currently used by 1.5 billion people or 500 million users daily who send 60 billion messages a day. Due to this, a mobile phone forensic investigation often includes evidence identified within WhatsApp messages. How Does WhatsApp Work? WhatsApp uses the phone number of the device to form […]
Digital Forensics – Google Chrome
Google Chrome was the Internet browsing application used by approximately 62% of people in 2018 and is available for desktop and mobile operating systems. The popularity of Google Chrome means that it is frequently encountered by a computer forensic expert within computer examinations. Whether on a computer or a mobile phone, Google Chrome automatically stores […]
Using a Digital Fingerprint to Trace a Mobile Phone
Technology allows criminals to attempt to evade being tracked by changing their mobile phone’s ID code and by regularly dumping their SIM cards. A Phone Signal Used as a Fingerprint However, researchers at Dresden University of technology have identified that the radio signal from each mobile phone contains an unalterable digital fingerprint and that this […]
Call Data and Cell Site Evidence Indicates that Mark Duggan had Communicated with Gun Handler
Evidence from the Call Records of Mark Duggan The Metropolitan Police’s Digital Forensic Unit has produced evidence within the trial of Kevin Hutchinson-Foster to suggest that Mark Duggan had been in contact with him shortly prior to the Police shooting Mark Duggan dead. Mark Duggan had exchanged mobile phone calls and text messages with Kevin […]
New Child Abuse Trial Guidelines
Changes to Guidance in Cases Involving Child Sexual Abuse Final guidance on the prosecution of cases involving child sexual abuse in England and Wales has been published. Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer has published final guidance on the protection of cases involving child sexual abuse in England and Wales and says it represented a […]
