CRONOS Audit Trail

Analyze CASE VIGIA-OPENCODE-001 — 'Evidence for cause' — to determine if evidenc…

Trace

Trace ID5c4ad24d-9758-4dd8…

AgentVIGIA

QualityMINIMAL

Confidence3/5

Diversity1/3

Chainc0f461b4e7f1d62e8b… intact

Objective

Analyze CASE VIGIA-OPENCODE-001 — 'Evidence for cause' — to determine if evidence against Marcos R. is genuine or fabricated, assign verdict (SILENT / SUSPICION / MALICE) with capped score, and provide actionable HR recommendation.

Step-by-step trace

OBJECTIVEObjective2026-07-19T00:46:16.611321+00:00

HYPOTHESISHypothesis · genuine_leak2026-07-19T00:46:21.005659+00:00

Marcos R. did leak the database; the submitted artifacts are authentic and unaltered.

HYPOTHESISHypothesis · fabricated_evidence2026-07-19T00:46:22.732364+00:00

The evidence was fabricated by D. Herrera to discredit Marcos R., leveraging his managerial access and knowledge of forensic gaps.

HYPOTHESISHypothesis · inadvertent_error2026-07-19T00:46:24.442585+00:00

The anomalies in the artifacts are due to accidental misexport, tool misuse, or misconfiguration — not intentional fabrication.

EVIDENCEEvidence supports fabricated_evidence2026-07-19T00:46:28.657993+00:00

PNG screenshot shows ELA compression discontinuity around message bubble and timestamp, inconsistent with rest of image.

EVIDENCEEvidence supports fabricated_evidence2026-07-19T00:46:30.686616+00:00

PDF 'email export' has Producer = 'Adobe Photoshop 25.0', CreationDate 6 days after incident, and mismatched fonts (Helvetica in To:, Arial in body).

EVIDENCEEvidence supports fabricated_evidence negation2026-07-19T00:46:32.351061+00:00

DLP log row (event_id 48213) is out-of-sequence and its integrity hash does not chain with adjacent rows.

EVIDENCEEvidence refutes genuine_leak negation2026-07-19T00:46:36.691115+00:00

Acquisition-chain prior_trust = 0.4: no device imaging, no write-blocker, no hashes at collection time; artifacts handed in by interested party (D. Herrera) with documented salary/promotion dispute.

DISCARDDiscard · genuine_leak2026-07-19T00:46:38.522976+00:00

Refuted by low acquisition-chain trust (0.4) and multiple digital anomalies across all three artifacts — inconsistent with authentic chain-of-custody evidence.

DISCARDDiscard · inadvertent_error2026-07-19T00:46:40.471430+00:00

Refuted by the confluence of three independent fabrication signatures: ELA discontinuity + Photoshop metadata + DLP hash break — too numerous and tool-specific to be accidental.

DECISIONDecision2026-07-19T00:46:44.638649+00:00

VERDICT: MALICE — evidence was deliberately fabricated by D. Herrera. However, the acquisition-chain prior_trust of 0.4 caps the final score at SUSPICION (65/100).

Hypotheses

Label	Status	Outcome
genuine_leak	Discarded	Refuted by low acquisition-chain trust (0.4) and multiple digital anomalies across all three artifacts — inconsistent with authentic chain-of-custody evidence.
fabricated_evidence	Active	The evidence was fabricated by D. Herrera to discredit Marcos R., leveraging his managerial access and knowledge of forensic gaps.
inadvertent_error	Discarded	Refuted by the confluence of three independent fabrication signatures: ELA discontinuity + Photoshop metadata + DLP hash break — too numerous and tool-specific to be accidental.

Decision

VERDICT: MALICE — evidence was deliberately fabricated by D. Herrera. However, the acquisition-chain prior_trust of 0.4 caps the final score at SUSPICION (65/100).

Confidence warnings

Confidence 13/20 capped at 3/5 (diversity ceiling: 1/3 observation groups)

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