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Theft of Sensitive Data

Most cases come down to a simple question: what was accessed, and what happened to it next?

Aletheian Labs investigates theft or misuse of trade secrets and other confidential information by working through the digital evidence. We look at how data was accessed, whether it was copied or transferred, and how activity moved across systems and devices. That often includes reconstructing user behavior and identifying patterns that show how information was handled.

Suspicious activity is rarely contained to one place on one system. Activity tends to span across laptops, external drives, cloud platforms, and personal accounts. Our work is in connecting those pieces and building a clear sequence of events.

Capabilities

  • Analysis of file access, copying, and transfer activity
  • Reconstruction of user behavior across systems and devices
  • Identification of data movement to external storage, cloud platforms, or personal accounts
  • Timeline development across multiple data sources
  • Recovery and analysis of deleted or modified files

Related Case Studies

Digital Forensics

The Elusive Insider Threat: Tracing Data Exfiltration Beyond the Corporate Network

What began as a routine review of employee activity expanded into a broader investigation that traced company data beyond the corporate environment and across multiple personal platforms.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of cases involve theft of sensitive data?

These cases frequently arise from:

  • Employee departures and trade secret disputes.
  • Subcontractor and vendor relationships where proprietary access is granted.
  • M&A due diligence and corporate data sharing.
  • Inadvertent, non-malicious exposure or unauthorized removal of sensitive information.
Can you track where the data went?

In many cases, yes, but not always. We look for evidence of transfers to external drives, cloud storage, email, or other systems to understand where the data may have gone.

What happens if someone tried to delete evidence?

Deleted or modified data often still leaves a footprint. We use forensic techniques to identify and reconstruct that activity as part of the investigation.