What Digital Forensics Investigation Covers
Digital forensics investigation uncovers online activity, hidden identities, and digital evidence relevant to a case. ObjectWire applies open-source intelligence (OSINT), proprietary database research, and social media investigation to private cases, and uses the same methodology in its investigative journalism.
Digital investigation is rarely a standalone service. It most often runs alongside background checks, infidelity investigations, corporate investigations, and missing persons cases to extend the investigation into the subject's digital life.
Case Types | Digital Investigation Scope
- Online harassment — identifying the person or persons behind anonymous harassment accounts
- Catfishing and romance fraud — verifying whether an online identity is real and who is behind it
- Identity fraud — documenting whether a person is using a false identity online or in financial contexts
- Social media alias research — finding accounts a subject operates under names other than their legal name
- Dark-web exposure — determining whether a person's or company's data, credentials, or identity appear on dark-web markets
- Digital infidelity evidence — account activity, messaging patterns, and hidden profiles in domestic cases
- IP theft digital trail — documenting unauthorized data transfers and communications in corporate cases
Methods | OSINT and Digital Research Techniques
Our digital investigations use open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques: systematic research across social media platforms, public databases, domain registration records, archived web content, username correlation across platforms, image reverse search, and geolocation metadata analysis from publicly shared images.
We do not conduct unauthorized access to accounts, devices, or private systems. Every technique used is within the bounds of Texas and federal law. Evidence gathered through illegal access is inadmissible and creates criminal liability. All findings are documented in a chain-of-custody format suitable for use in Texas civil, criminal, or family court proceedings.
Digital Investigation in Our Journalism
ObjectWire's investigative journalism team uses the same digital research techniques on matters of public interest. When we investigate public figures, institutions, or corporations, digital OSINT is a core part of how we verify identities, trace relationships, and corroborate document trails.
If you have a tip involving digital evidence of wrongdoing by a public figure or institution, visit our tip the newsroom page. If your matter is private and requires confidential investigation, this digital forensics service is the right engagement.
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