graduate student from 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2025
Nizhny Novgorod Academy of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ad'yunktura, Ad'yunkt ad'yunktury)
graduate student from 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2025
Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation
UDC 343.985.7
UDC 343.34
UDC 004
The article considers the issues of using objects transformed by steganography in committing extremist and terrorist crimes. It gives a brief description of the steganographic method of concealing information, including in illustrative form. It is noted that the use of the steganographic method of concealing information, due to its specificity, can complicate the process of identifying, solving and investigating crimes. Examples of using steganography in criminal activities are given from the practice of foreign law enforcement agencies. Digital properties and traces that can have forensically significant and evidentiary information are reflected. Finally, the author comes to the conclusion about the need to focus on the importance of developingnew and improving existing steganalysis methods, as well as the formation of conceptual foundations for detecting, recording and seizing digital traces.
extremist and terrorist crimes, detection, investigation, trace picture, steganography, steganalysis, digital forensics
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