by SJDC | Oct 7, 2025 | Accident, Cell Phone, Crash, Data, Deleted, Forensics, Mobile Device, Phone, Smart Phone, Spyware
This post focuses on collecting volatile data from iPhones. Android devices also produce volatile logs worth preserving, but the collection approach is different, which I discuss in a separate post. iOS is always “doing things,” both because of and regardless of user...
by SJDC | May 25, 2025 | Cell Phone, Digital, eDiscovery, Forensics, Mobile Device, Phone, Private Investigations, Smart Phone
As a licensed Private Investigator (PI), it’s frustrating when I’m asked by other PIs how they can preserve visible data from a client’s iPhone. For example, “one of my clients exchanged messages with a contractor who accepted payment and then failed to deliver...
by SJDC | Apr 18, 2025 | Accident, Cell Phone, Crash, Distracted Driving, Forensics, Mobile Device, Phone, Private Investigations, Smart Phone, Traffic
Case Timeline September 15, 2016 – Crash occurs on I-75 in Hernando County, Florida. February 27, 2018 – Gregory Andriotis arrested in Volusia County on a Hernando County warrant, charged with one count of vehicular homicide and three counts of reckless driving...
by SJDC | Feb 28, 2025 | Accident, Cell Phone, Crash, Data, Distracted Driving, Forensics, Mobile Device, Phone, Private Investigations, Smart Phone
The Short Version… The recommendation_v9.sqlite database in iOS is a new (to me at least) source of detailed application foreground and background activity, with records spanning several months. This data can be highly valuable in analyzing device interactions...
by SJDC | Jan 30, 2025 | Accident, Cell Phone, Crash, Data, Deleted, Deleted, Digital, Distracted Driving, Forensics, Incident Response, Mobile Device, Phone, Private Investigations, Smart Phone, Traffic
I started this blog a while ago, but was pushed over the finish line after watching a great webinar yesterday by Chris Vance at Magnet Forensics: ADB – It’s Easy as ABC: Understanding the Power of ADB Commands. If you’re doing Android forensics, it’s worth...
by SJDC | Jan 28, 2025 | Accident, Cell Phone, Crash, Data, Deleted, Deleted, Digital, Distracted Driving, eDiscovery, Forensics, Incident Response, Mobile Device, Phone, Recover, Smart Phone, Traffic
Understanding Pattern-of-Life Data in Mobile Device Forensics In mobile device forensics, “pattern-of-life” data refers to the behaviors and activities of individuals as inferred from their mobile device usage. By analyzing this data, investigators can...
