Case Studies
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Weev vs AT&T (2010) — Ethics & Responsible Disclosure
Andrew 'Weev' Auernheimer discovered a vulnerability exposing ~114,000 iPad users' email addresses. ...
U.S. vs. Scott (2010) — Write-Blocker Methodology
The defense successfully argued the forensic examiner booted the suspect's computer directly from th...
Anvar P.V. vs P.K. Basheer (2014) — Section 65B Certificate
The Supreme Court of India ruled a CD containing a voice recording was inadmissible because the pros...
The Stuxnet Discovery (2010) — Network Forensics & SCADA Ana...
Researchers found anomalous ICMP traffic from Iranian nuclear facilities. Network forensic analysis ...
Operation Aurora (2009) — Memory Forensics with Volatility
Google and US companies were hit by APTs from China. Attackers used custom rootkits to hide processe...
HSBC Insider Trading (2012) — Commercial Forensic Suites
A senior trader was suspected of front-running. His corporate laptop was imaged. Investigators used ...
The Enron Scandal (2001) — File Carving & Data Recovery
Enron executives tried to destroy emails and spreadsheets by pressing 'Delete' and reformatting driv...
Equifax Breach (2017) — Linux & Apache Log Analysis
Attackers exploited a known vulnerability in Apache Struts on a Linux web server. Forensics teams an...
The BTK Killer (2004) — Windows Registry & MFT Metadata
Police found a floppy disk used by Dennis Rader (BTK). They extracted Microsoft Word metadata from a...
Casey Anthony Trial (2011) — Chain of Custody & Hashing Fail...
Prosecution introduced web browser searches for 'chloroform' found on the family computer. The defen...
Colonial Pipeline Ransomware (2021) — Volatile vs Non-Volati...
A ransomware gang accessed the network via a compromised VPN password. The forensic team had to coll...
The Silk Road Takedown (2013) — First Response Masterclass
FBI agents arrested Ross Ulbricht in a public library. The critical move: an agent grabbed his lapto...
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