On January 4th 2023, it was reported by The Washington Post that 211 unique email addresses relating to Twitter accounts had been published onto underground hacker forums. The email addresses that had been compromised have been added to the database https://haveibeenpwned.com that allows users to assess whether their email address had been involved in a […]
NFC and Bluetooth Explained
What Is NFC and Bluetooth Technology? Bluetooth and NFC are used by digital devices, including phones and computers, to pass information from the device to another via radio waves. Both technologies enable the connection between two devices over short ranges, providing a reliable communication path for devices to transfer the data. However, whilst they both […]
Unix Time Stamp – Epoch Convertor
What is Unix Time Stamp? The Unix time stamp is the number of seconds, excluding leap seconds, from 1st January 1970 at midnight UTC. Unix time is also known as Epoch time or Posix time and is a system for identifying a point in time. Unix time does not reflect UTC as it does not […]
Garmin Fitness Tracking Device Examination
The Content of FIT Files on a Garmin Device Depending upon the specific device, Garmin fitness trackers can contain significant amounts of information that can be used to allow for the identification of time, date, distance travelled, speed, location, heart rate and various other details of the device/user at a particular time. The device stores […]
Apple iPhones and What Deleted Data Can Be Recovered
Background to iOS File Systems Apple continually updates their iOS operating system used on iPhone and iPad devices to increase the privacy and security of the end user which includes the employment of greater levels of encryption to prevent or restrict the amount of data that can be retrieved. Within an iPhone or iPad, files […]
