Service
Forensic & Technical Investigation
Identify the Source of Leaks and Build the Case for Legal Action
Overview
When content appears online before its official release date, or when a breach occurs within your distribution chain, understanding the how and the who is critical — both to prevent future incidents and to pursue the perpetrators through legal channels.
RightsHero’s Forensic & Technical Investigation service combines cybercrime investigation expertise with advanced technical capabilities to identify the source of content leaks, unauthorised access events, and IP infringement at an individual level. Our investigations team works alongside your legal and compliance functions to build robust, evidence-based cases that support enforcement action — from civil litigation and criminal referrals to takedown orders and account suspensions.
Key Features & Capabilities
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Content Leak Source Investigation
We conduct technical forensic analysis to trace the origin of leaked content — examining distribution metadata, watermark data, access logs, and technical artefacts to identify the point of compromise within your supply chain.
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Cybercrime Investigation Support
Our investigations team has specialist expertise in identifying, documenting, and building cases against cyber criminals — providing the technical evidence required to support civil litigation or criminal prosecution.
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Legal Action Preparation
We prepare detailed technical investigation reports structured to meet the requirements of legal proceedings — providing your legal team with court-admissible documentation of offences and evidence chains.
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Ongoing Threat Intelligence
Post-investigation, we provide intelligence on the individuals or groups responsible, their methods, and their network — supporting proactive measures to prevent recurrence and disrupt their wider operations.
Why Choose RightsHero?
A piracy incident is not the end of the story — it is the beginning of an investigation. RightsHero’s forensic investigation capability gives you the technical expertise and evidence framework needed to hold perpetrators accountable and deter future attacks on your content.
FAQs About Forensic & Technical Investigation
Answers about leak tracing, legal-ready reporting, working with your legal team, and how forensic investigation differs from preventative security auditing.
Typically, content appearing online before its official release date, or a breach occurring within your distribution chain, prompts a forensic investigation to identify the source.
We examine distribution metadata, watermark data, access logs, and other technical artefacts to trace leaked content back to the point of compromise within your supply chain.
Yes, we prepare detailed technical investigation reports structured to meet legal requirements, providing court-admissible documentation of offences and evidence chains for your legal team.
Yes, our investigations team works alongside your legal and compliance functions to build evidence-based cases supporting enforcement action.
The evidence we gather can support civil litigation, criminal referrals, takedown orders, and account suspensions, depending on the nature of the case.
Both. We provide cybercrime investigation support to identify, document, and build cases against the individuals or groups responsible, in addition to tracing the technical source of the leak.
Yes, post-investigation we provide ongoing threat intelligence on the responsible individuals or groups, their methods, and their wider network.
Cyber Security Auditing is preventative, focused on identifying vulnerabilities before an incident occurs, while Forensic & Technical Investigation responds to an incident that has already happened, tracing its source and building the evidentiary case.