forensics
Developers Created AI to Generate Police Sketches. Experts Are Horrified
Police forensics is already plagued by human biases. Experts say AI will make it even worse.
True Crime Fans Are Obsessed With This Forensic Psychology YouTube Channel
Millions are hooked to JCS – Criminal Psychology videos on YouTube. I’m one of them.
Cellebrite Pushes Update After Signal Owner Hacks Device
The law enforcement forensics provider updated some of its products a few days after a security researcher claimed to have found critical vulnerabilities in Cellebrite’s devices.
Scientists Collected Human DNA From the Air In a Breakthrough
The first reported collection of human and animal DNA from ambient air is a boon for researchers in forensic archeology, ecology, and population studies.
House Democrats Used Cellebrite to Publish Lev Parnas iPhone Messages
The released documents include an Apple iPhone “Extraction Report” generated by a Cellebrite product.
A DNA Ancestry Website Is Asking People to Join to Help Hunt Criminals
The popular platform Family Tree DNA is piggybacking forensics' use of genealogy databases to sell its product.
No Evidence the White House Video of Jim Acosta Was Doctored, Forensic Expert Says
But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t make people angry.
Researchers say they've found a way to track untraceable 3D guns
“Like human beings, they have their own writing signature,” the lead researcher told VICE News.
DNA Forensics Is Helping Authorities to Catch Elephant Ivory Cartels
Scientists have created a novel DNA mapping tool that has exposed the secretive web of ivory trafficking in Africa.
Forensic Linguist Says 'Lodestar' Can't Tell Us Who Burned Trump in New York Times Op-Ed
Guessing the anonymous author of the Trump op-ed in The New York Times based on the use of the word ‘lodestar’ is “entirely useless,” according to a forensic linguist.
Cops Are Confident iPhone Hackers Have Found a Workaround to Apple’s New Security Feature
“Grayshift has gone to great lengths to future proof their technology and stated that they have already defeated this security feature in the beta build.”
Public DNA Database Cracked the Golden State Killer Case, Police Say
Authorities were led to Joseph James DeAngelo by cross-checking his genetic data on GEDmatch, a free and open-source DNA database.