What is Computer Forensics?
Computer Forensics is widely used to identify stolen identities in financial crime cases. Such crimes may relate to the use of an individuals credit card account without their knowledge. Other crimes may relate to the use of an individuals social security number or bank account number as a false identity in the commission of a financial fraud crime. Criminals can acquire this information easily by searching through discarded trash, social engineering over the telephone or through outright theft of the data.
Once criminals have obtained the identity information, they can then use computers to their advantage to create false identification or to initiate a fraudulent financial transaction. Digital photography and computer photo editing aid the criminals in creating false photo identification and passports. Other computer tools and software make it an easy task to create counterfeit bank checks. The good news is that computer forensics methods and tools can be used by law enforcement to identify and document the computer related evidence.
Technological tools have come to aid of law enforcement in the identification of names of individuals stored on computers. Other tools have been created to quickly identify graphic images stored on a computer as files or in ambient data and other tools which identify bank account numbers and social security numbers which have been stored on computers. Some of these tools are provided free of charge to assist law enforcement agencies in identity theft investigations.
Identity theft isn’t only a concern for individuals, it has also become a significant business risk for businesses and government agencies alike. As a result, more attention is now placed on the use of shredders in businesses and the home sale of paper shredders has increased dramatically in the last five years. Credit card companies have made identity theft a priority in their product planning and with their investigators. However, in spite of these efforts, identity theft is on the rise and there seems to be no end in sight.
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