Digital Forensics and AI
Investigators face volumes of digital evidence that cannot be reviewed manually, and machine learning is increasingly used to triage devices, classify images, and surface material of interest. The admissibility of algorithmically derived evidence, and the disclosure obligations that attach to it, remain unsettled.
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Artificial intelligence now accounts for more than half of all reported cybercrime in Africa, Interpol has warned. The organisation said AI-driven scams helped push African…
A new regulation known as the KI-MIG law entered into force in Germany on 29 July 2026. Under the legislation, Germany's financial regulator, BaFin, has been granted the authority…
A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged in South Australia after allegedly using artificial intelligence to generate child exploitation material inside his Adelaide home.…
People in Bangladesh can face criminal liability based on digital evidence. This material can include CCTV footage, WhatsApp conversations and Facebook posts.
Bengaluru police have contacted the parent company of an artificial intelligence tool to request full chat logs from an account belonging to Kenneth. Law enforcement officers are…
Software firm Exterro has launched an artificial intelligence tool called ARMOURop for digital forensic laboratories. The on-premises system enables labs to process evidence using…
The Home Office has accepted key recommendations from Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, agreeing to introduce legislation allowing police…
Police in Nagpur district used an artificial intelligence platform to identify an alleged killer and an elderly victim after her decomposed body was discovered on farmland in…
Artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning and deep learning, is transforming forensic science by extracting meaningful patterns from complex, degraded, and noisy…
Ovie Carroll, director of the Justice Department's cybercrime lab writing in a personal capacity, has highlighted a new legal defence termed "SAIDI", standing for "some artificial…
The Vadgaon Maval court has extended the police custody of Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, the two accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, by four days until 3 July. The court…
As the government launches its first artificial intelligence centre for policing, two forensic psychologists have assessed the technology's potential and risks regarding…
The state Supreme Court has unanimously called for prosecutors to explain more fully how the technology was used in a Jersey City murder case. The decision builds on a 2023 ruling…
Gurgaon police have stated that CCTV footage confirms a hotel meeting took place at a Crowne Plaza regarding alleged fake AI forensic reports. The reports concerned a video linked…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann following allegations that a forged forensic report was used to claim a…
The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded the immediate resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over an alleged sacrilege video controversy and a related forged forensic…
The 11th edition of the International Police Expo will take place on 24 and 25 June 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, focusing on artificial intelligence-driven policing,…
The Home Office has formally launched PoliceAI, a national centre provided with £75 million over three years to scale up the use of artificial intelligence across police forces in…
The Singapore Police Force is using artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, and 3D scanners to assist forensic specialists and investigators in solving cases and…
The Singapore Police Force is using artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, and 3D scanners to help forensic specialists solve cases and optimise resource use.…
On 7 April 2026, Montreal-based company Winston AI launched a forensic image detection service designed to identify deepfakes, synthetic media, and manipulated visual content.…
Daniel Atherton, an associate professor at UAB, collaborated with colleagues at the Institute for Biomedical Innovation to create WoundX, an artificial intelligence software tool…