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Digital device exploitation

The process of seizing and analyzing digital devices, including phones and email accounts, for evidence.

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Feb 4, 2026

What specific digital artifacts from Crooks’ devices were cited by the FBI as evidence of solo planning?

Public reporting shows the gained access to ’ phone and other electronic devices and reported finding online searches (including queries about political leaders and ) while continuing to analyze email...

Jan 14, 2026

What specific evidence did the FBI cite in concluding the shooter acted alone in the Butler, Pennsylvania attack?

The FBI grounded its conclusion that Thomas Matthew Crooks acted alone on a convergence of physical-scene forensics, chain-of-fire accounting, digital-device exploitation, exhaustive interviews at hom...