Extracting Hidden Data From Routers & Devices
Download MP3A lot of times we get cases where it's important to recover data and records from electronic devices And many times it's a client. Who needs to find out what internet activity is happening. At their house on the router. Other users in the house might be accessing certain content. Maybe there's emails maybe there's messaging that's happening. And many times the router itself. Retained some of that information Here's the story. From the New York post where a purse. bought a router from Goodwill I use router. And when they went inside they found all kinds of records. From the previous use of that device So let's take a look at what was there. In this case the previous owner's files dated back to 2010 when the router was reportedly last use. And the buyer contacted this person to let them know that this information was there. Instead of having one backup it was a whole list of backups. If you want to go back to a certain period you could go back to that. Here's a screenshot all the files, all the backup files that were retained on that router device. And what they found was credit card numbers flight information bank account numbers. balances life insurance. All kinds of contact information and even messaging and photos that were used in emails So if you have records that you need to recover, From prior use of internet activity. At your residence. you may find that your router. your modem other devices on the network may be retaining records files information and activity that might be useful to you Sometimes they retain even internet activity What websites were visited, what pages were visited. What messages were exchanged. Many times it'll show. What's called the cookie information for that website to show what the visitor typed in. Did they type in a search? Did they type in a request for information? So electronic devices are a treasure trove of data. To get records maybe for a court case, maybe for some type of fraud investigation. Or other access to private information that may not be available through other sources.
