Here the pictures are filtered through a specialised viewer and magnified to reveal the tiny differences in their make-up. The area of the picture that has been altered to hide the data has been circled.
Foggon says it would make uncovering evidence far more difficult if its use starts to become more widespread.
He said: "We have tools to help us analyse it but it's a long process to help us do that, it's not an easy job at all."
Photo credit: Nick Heath
what happens if they do not have the original image to compare to the image with the data hidden in it?
Cracking low grade file encryption is the 'Script Kiddies' first kick at the cat so I am not impressed. And not cracking high grade encryption but relying on there being a human who has the passwords, in custody, is throwing out the baby with the bath-water.
In addition to the above there is no certainty that the information you are finding is the real McCoy or just a Red Herring. I'm sure that real bad guys (Black Hats) would have no problem hiding the real stuff and if caught would have no problem giving up passwords.
The US government has ways to deal with this but they don't kiss and tell.
The person ahead comments are right on track and I bet he could hide stuff and so I might also be able.
Sorry for the sexist reference to 'he could hide stuff' should have read 'that person could hide stuff'
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Wow. Interesting. Great article!