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Summary
This document is a page from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, detailing the testimony of Mr. Flatley. He explains the forensic process of copying a fragile, old hard drive (Government Exhibit 54) using a TX1 disc duplicator to preserve the original. Mr. Flatley confirms the copy's accuracy using a hash algorithm before analyzing the data with AccessData's software.
People (1)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mr. Flatley | Witness |
Testifying under direct examination about the process of forensically imaging a hard drive (Government Exhibit 54).
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| AccessData | Company |
Provider of the software and lab used to categorize and organize the data from the imaged hard drive.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding, listed in the footer.
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| Government | Government agency |
Referenced in the name of an piece of evidence, "Government Exhibit 54".
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Timeline (2 events)
2022-08-10
Direct examination of Mr. Flatley regarding the forensic imaging of Government Exhibit 54.
Courtroom (implied)
Mr. Flatley
Unnamed Questioner
A hard drive (Government Exhibit 54) was copied using a TX1 disc duplicator, verified with a hash algorithm, and analyzed with AccessData's software.
AccessData's lab
Relationships (1)
The document is a transcript of a formal question-and-answer session (direct examination) in a legal proceeding between a witness and an examiner.
Key Quotes (3)
"Hard drives are a little fragile, especially this one, it's pretty old. The fact that we spin it up, that may be the last time it ever spins. So we always make a copy and we work off the copy so that we have our data."Source
— Mr. Flatley
(Explaining why a copy of Government Exhibit 54 was made rather than examining the original drive directly.)
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"We run a hash algorithm, which is basically a math problem against the data that we copied and the data from the original, and if the hashes match, then the data is identical, and the data was in this case."Source
— Mr. Flatley
(Describing how the integrity and accuracy of the hard drive copy was verified against the original.)
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"After the 54 was imaged, I then placed it through our software, AccessData's lab to categorize and organize the data."Source
— Mr. Flatley
(Detailing the next step in the forensic process after creating a verified image of the hard drive.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 753 Filed 08/10/22 Page 52 of 264 1478
LC7Cmax2 Flatley - direct
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1 A. Sure. There is a possibility of three different tools that
2 we can use. One is a physical piece of equipment called a TX1
3 disc duplicator --
4 Q. Mr. Flatley, sorry to interrupt. In this case, what did
5 you use here?
6 A. I used the TX1 disc duplicator.
7 Q. Why not just examine the drive itself in this case,
8 Government Exhibit 54?
9 A. Hard drives are a little fragile, especially this one, it's
10 pretty old. The fact that we spin it up, that may be the last
11 time it ever spins. So we always make a copy and we work off
12 the copy so that we have our data. We can make arguably
13 infinite copies of that data and prove that it's the same data.
14 So that's what we do.
15 Q. What, if anything, do you do to determine that the image
16 you made from Government Exhibit 54 matched the data on
17 Government Exhibit 54?
18 A. We run a hash algorithm, which is basically a math problem
19 against the data that we copied and the data from the original,
20 and if the hashes match, then the data is identical, and the
21 data was in this case.
22 Q. After you made an image of Government Exhibit 54, what do
23 you do next?
24 A. After the 54 was imaged, I then placed it through our
25 software, AccessData's lab to categorize and organize the data.
2 we can use. One is a physical piece of equipment called a TX1
3 disc duplicator --
4 Q. Mr. Flatley, sorry to interrupt. In this case, what did
5 you use here?
6 A. I used the TX1 disc duplicator.
7 Q. Why not just examine the drive itself in this case,
8 Government Exhibit 54?
9 A. Hard drives are a little fragile, especially this one, it's
10 pretty old. The fact that we spin it up, that may be the last
11 time it ever spins. So we always make a copy and we work off
12 the copy so that we have our data. We can make arguably
13 infinite copies of that data and prove that it's the same data.
14 So that's what we do.
15 Q. What, if anything, do you do to determine that the image
16 you made from Government Exhibit 54 matched the data on
17 Government Exhibit 54?
18 A. We run a hash algorithm, which is basically a math problem
19 against the data that we copied and the data from the original,
20 and if the hashes match, then the data is identical, and the
21 data was in this case.
22 Q. After you made an image of Government Exhibit 54, what do
23 you do next?
24 A. After the 54 was imaged, I then placed it through our
25 software, AccessData's lab to categorize and organize the data.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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