Tag: cell phone hack
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Who’s Listening? Cell Phone Spying is Here
It might sound like a funny prank to pull on a buddy, but installing cell phone spyware is not a joke – nor is it legal – anywhere in the United States. In fact, the Federal Wiretap Act as part of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Title All in Investigations) …
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It is What It Is in Cell Phone Forensics
Many times, especially in domestic cases, there are three sides to every story: his, hers and the truth. Cell phone forensics allows us to find that third side. Cell phones are just computers. And, as I have stated before, even data you think may have been deleted from a computer is still stored somewhere in…
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To Get Cell Phone Records as Evidence in a Court of Law Takes Expert Handling
When Joe calls us or comes into the International Investigator’s office saying that his girlfriend is cheating on him and gives us the cell phone he has on his account for her to use, we can help him find the truth. The truth for him usually doesn’t involve using cell phone records as evidence in…
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With Cellular Forensics, Timing Can Be Everything
Since we are one of only a handful of cell phone forensics labs in the nation, we are considered experts at cell phone forensics here at . Because of that, we get a lot of inquiries about the topic from attorneys, local and federal agencies and from regular citizens. People who suspect that their phone…
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In Cellular Forensics There is a Difference Between Physical and Logical Data
If you suspect that you or one of your clients is the subject of illegal cell phone tracking, you call to complete a full cellular forensics analysis on the phone. Did you realize that we have to look at two different types of data on the phone? We look at the physical data and the…
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Cell Phone Spyware Gives Away Information Without Your Knowing
There was a recent article in the Indianapolis Star newspaper about a “computer virus” that can hear what is said. The article was actually an Associated Press piece written by Raphael Satter and Amy Teibel out of London. And the “virus” was more than likely spyware. It has been dubbed the “Flame Virus” and it…
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Cell Phone Forensics – No Judgment, Just Facts
We worked with a woman who called from Seattle. We know she contacted us because we are one of only a few investigative labs who can potentially identify the bad guy when we uncover a cell phone spy. What we didn’t know, was that she was concerned about being embarrassed because some of the details…
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Cell Phone Spyware Thwarts Litigation
An attorney hired to conduct a very sensitive investigation. We scheduled a meeting in the attorney’s office. What the attorney was not aware of, however, was that illegal spyware had been installed on his cell phone. The bad guy listened to the entire conversation between the investigator and the attorney including the steps of the…
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Computer Forensics, Cellular Forensics and Garbology all Can Tell the Truth
Private investigators do more than just ferret out the truth. They tell the truth as objective, disinterested third parties. They are professional witnesses. Often, before litigation is started and a suit filed, we’ll be asked to investigate the suspicions that are the basis for the suit. As an impartial third party, we don’t have a…
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Cell Phone Forensics is Investigative Technique of the Future
Most people would agree that cell phones may be one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century for the average person. What people don’t realize is that along with the boon for the everyday Joe, cell phones have become a real asset to private investigators and law enforcement agencies. Each service provider is different,…