Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) investigations are evolving rapidly, driven by growing volumes of mixed media, increasing cross-agency coordination needs, and emerging synthetic content that complicates triage.
Hi, all! This is Jessica Hyde and I am so excited to share the winners from the Magnet Virtual Summit 2026 CTF, as well as images, the challenges, and the questions! The Magnet Virtual Summit 2026 CTF was another exciting competition. We had over 3,950 people register for the CTF and 1,041 folks solved at least one question —record breaking participation!
Every week, the Washington ICAC Task Force receives hundreds of cyber tips, each carrying the potential to rescue a child. To keep pace, Seattle PD adopted Magnet Griffeye® Enterprise as a central hub for digital media intelligence—enabling faster collaboration, smarter triage, and built‑in safeguards for investigator wellbeing.
As more digital activity migrates to the cloud, investigators need to adjust their legal processes to align with the realities of online data storage. In this episode of Legal Unpacked, Justin Fitzsimmons will examine how to draft effective search warrants for cloud-based data, including the need to understand the types of user information providers actually collect and store.
You’ll learn the importance of reviewing and preserving key service documents, including terms of service, privacy policies, cookie policies, and screenshots of provider-facing dashboards or archive tools, to demonstrate what data exists and how the companies retain it.
There will also be an emphasis on defining, with precision, the types of data relevant to the investigation and supporting each request with the information courts expect: a clear explanation of the specific data sought, how that data is generated through user or system activity, where it resides within the provider’s infrastructure, why it is relevant to proving elements of the offense, and how it may help attribute the activity to a specific user. This approach provides a practical framework for satisfying the requirements of probable cause and particularity, while making your request intelligible and credible to both courts and service providers.
This research explores a selection of anti-forensic mobile apps on Android and iOS using Magnet Axiom: Snapchat’s My Eyes Only, Samsung Secure Folder, SpoofCard, and Wasted (an Android panic-wipe app). Each application was installed on controlled test devices on both Android and iOS, populated with realistic data (photos, videos, calls, and messages), imaged, deleted, and imaged again. Analysis focused on the recoverability of stored artifacts, the effectiveness of built-in security or wipe mechanisms, and the potential countermeasures available to investigators.
Modern digital investigations span the full lifecycle of a case—from the moment evidence is first accessed to the preparation of court‑ready reports. At every stage, agencies must uncover insights quickly, collaborate effectively, and maintain the highest standards of accuracy, trust, and defensibility.
Magnet Forensics delivers a platform of industry‑leading solutions designed to overcome investigative barriers and accelerate results:
Magnet Graykey and Graykey Fastrak for rapid mobile access and extraction
Magnet Axiom for comprehensive data processing and deep forensic analysis
Magnet Verify, Griffeye, and Witness for scalable media investigation and authenticity validation
Magnet Automate, Review, and Magnet One to streamline workflows, enable secure collaboration, and extend evidence access to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
In this webinar, you’ll learn how this ecosystem of solutions works together to unify and automate the entire investigative workflow—reducing backlogs, eliminating bottlenecks, and preserving evidence integrity from start to finish.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Magnet Virtual Summit 2026—our biggest and best Virtual Summit yet! This year’s event brought together thousands of investigators, examiners, prosecutors, and industry experts from around the world for four days of community learning, practical insights, and an in depth look at the innovations shaping the future of … Continued
I was at a conference a couple of weeks ago, and one thing became impossible to ignore. Five or six presentations, different speakers, different research, all orbiting the same core problem: deepfakes, synthetic media, and altered images.
Fraud breaks one in three businesses. A business may be the perfect target, a sitting duck for the financial attacks by both con artists and dishonest employees, either of which may completely take down a business.
Professional speaker and fraud expert Chuck Whitlock helps businesses learn how to spot both internal and external threats as well as prevent the financial loss which accompanies them.
Chuck’s presentations incorporate videos, real-life investigations, interviews with perpetrators, humor, and energy-making for a valuable learning experience for anyone in business and the business of protecting businesses.
Armed with his library of videos and in-depth knowledge of white-collar crime, Chuck educates audiences about fraud by raising awareness of current scams and how scams work.
Every business-and certainly every loss-prevention specialist-will benefit from Chuck’s efforts and expertise.
Los medios visuales desempeñan un papel fundamental en la formación de percepciones, la influencia en los juicios y la toma de decisiones investigativas.
