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How to spot a forged PDF bank statement using byte-level clues

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer explains how PDFs store incremental updates, leaving traces of edits. A forged bank statement may contain multiple %%EOF markers and a /Prev chain revealing altered objects. Simple command-line tools can uncover these hidden revisions.

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The piece is a practical guide for developers, but its real-world value is in highlighting how document verification tools can be fooled by naive edits.
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