'We’ve been behind the ball for so long': Experts say DNA samples from crime-scene forensics can be modified and even switched using an AI tool
- Researchers discover critical vulnerability in forensic software that allows the undetectable modification of DNA samples on crime-scene evidence
- The vulnerability allows much of the crime-scene evidence from the past 30 years to be modified
- A patch is in the works, and the company responsible for the software says that digital signatures have been implemented to monitor for modification attempts
A group of forensic and computer scientists have raised concerns about the security of software used by top US crime labs to analyze DNA evidence.
By using an AI model, the researchers were able to undetectably modify computerized scans of physical DNA evidence, exclusive Wall Street Journal reported. As the vulnerability relates to digital files made by crime labs since 1995, the vulnerability places 30 years of crime files at risk of being tampered with.
“Effectively, what we have are data files that are legitimately referred to as the gold standard...
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