Title :
United States v Gorshkov detailed forensics and case study: expert witness perspective
Author :
Attfield, Philip
Author_Institution :
Northwest Security Inst., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
Numerous high-profile computer intrusions and denial of service (DOS) incidents occurred during the latter months of 1999 and early 2000, including a significant intrusion of Speakeasy, an Internet service provider based in Seattle. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Seattle Division, responded to the Speakeasy complaint and subsequently launched a nationally coordinated investigation. Vasily Gorshkov and Alexey Ivanov of Chelyabinsk Russia were subsequently identified as suspects and lured to Seattle as part of the F.B.I.´s Invita undercover operation. Both individuals were arrested as a result of the Invita sting. Vasily Gorshkov was tried by jury in federal court in Seattle and convicted on twenty charges in relation to the 1999 and 2000 computer and network incidents. This paper discusses incident history, case development, investigation, computer forensic data analysis, trial strategy and presentation as well as technology and technical observations/impacts based on expert witness experience in the case.
Keywords :
Internet; computer crime; data analysis; fraud; law administration; police data processing; Internet service provider; computer forensic data analysis; denial of service; expert witness experience; federal court; high-profile computer intrusion; Computer aided software engineering; Computer crime; Computer networks; Computer security; Credit cards; Data analysis; Digital forensics; History; Web and internet services; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensic Engineering, 2005. First International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2478-8
DOI :
10.1109/SADFE.2005.28
