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Android Forensics, Part 2: How we recovered (supposedly) erased data

Introduction to Android forensics (aka CSI: Android) Digital forensics is a branch of science which deals with the recovery and investigation of materials found in digital devices. Forensics is usually mentioned in connection with crime, vaguely similar to criminal investigations on TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and NCIS. However, several experiments (1, 2), […]

eBay becomes victim of security breach

Auction giant eBay requests 128 million users to change their passwords after hack. In a blog post from the company, eBay Inc. said a cyberattack “compromised a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial data.” There is no evidence that the compromise resulted in users’ financial or credit card information being stolen, but the company is […]