Chicago Board of Election Website Catastrophic Security Breach

More than 1.7 Million Registered Voters Have Personal Information Disclosed Forensicon just uncovered and reported a massive security breach at the Chicago Board of Election’s website http://www.chicagoelections.com. The last time this happened was back in 2006 when past and present Chairman of the Board of Elections ordered a computer forensics audit, yet here we are again with another major breach of…

Voters Beware of Potential Electronic Voting Fraud

As voters head to the polls to vote, Forensicon Inc’s President, Lee Neubecker, advises those to select a paper ballot if afforded the opportunity.  While reviewing Cook County, Illinois’ Request For Proposal (RFP) for a Forensic Audit of Election Equipment last year, Forensicon identified potential weaknesses in the current electronic voting equipment used by Cook County, Illinois for elections. There…

Yaniv Schiff Testifies Regarding Mumbai Terror Trial of Rana

Yaniv Schiff, Senior Computer Forensics Examiner, testified in court on June 6th, 2011 regarding the accused terrorist trial of Tahawwur Rana. Forensicon, Inc. was retained by counsel Blegen & Garvey to analyze the forensic images of the Rana home and work computers seized by the FBI on October 18th, 2009. More details as reported by the Courthouse News Service available…

Cell Phone & Email Forensics Investigation Cracks NYC Times Square Car Bombing Case

NEW YORK CITY: May 4th, 2010: Faisal Shahzad thought he was doing a pretty good job covering his tracks as he began his quest to detonate a homemade bomb in Times Square on a busy Saturday evening. Shahzad took a number of steps including removing the VIN number from the Nissan Pathfinder he purchased on Craigslist. Authorities were able to…