Computer Forensic

Digital Forensics: We’re sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please contact us at plus@slate.com for help. Episode Notes In the rarefied world of smash pop singles, there are No. 1s—and there are No. 1 debuts. Entering Billboard’s Hot 100 at the top is one of the ...

Digital Forensics: An FBI affidavit seeking a warrant to search former national security adviser John Bolton’s home alleges he used a private email account that was hacked by a “foreign entity” and wrongly shared classified information.Why it matters: Bolton’s role as one of President Trump’s sharpest critics has sparked claims…Read ...

Digital Forensics: Rumors spread fast in crypto. Yesterday, whispers of an exploit on Venus Protocol sent shockwaves across X. At first, some thought the lending protocol itself had been breached. But hours of joint analysis cleared the air, Venus wasn’t hacked. Instead, a phishing attack snared a whale, draining $27 ...

Digital Forensics: The Sangoma FreePBX Security Team is warning about an actively exploited FreePBX zero-day vulnerability that impacts systems with the Administrator Control Panel (ACP) is exposed to the internet. FreePBX is an open-source PBX (Private Branch Exchange) platform built on top of Asterisk, widely used by businesses, call centers, ...

Digital Forensics: Kenneth Cheung/Getty Images AI is an impressive tool, and companies like Google and OpenAI continue to improve and expand upon what their models can do. At the same time, generative AI chatbots are also becoming bigger targets for bad actors, and now security researchers have found a way ...

Digital Forensics: Meme Coins Home » Meme Coins » Kanye West’s Instagram hacked and now follows fake YZY coin account Powered by Gloria | Edited by Vivian Nguyen Aug. 26, 2025 Digital Forensics: The legitimate token collapsed in value, tumbled from a market cap above $400 million to less than ...

Digital Forensics: (Image credit: Nissan) Qilin adds Nissan Creative Box to its data leak site It claims to have taken more than 4TB of sensitive files It’s like stealing an invention from an inventor, researchers claim Nissan Creative Box, the creative arm of the Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, was hit ...

Digital Forensics: Key takeaways:  A multi-stage USB cryptomining attack uses DLL hijacking and PowerShell to install hidden miners on your computer.  The most targeted industries include financial, healthcare, education, and telecom sectors. EDR tools, strict USB usage policies, and regular employee awareness training are effective in mitigating such USB-based attacks.  ...