iOS Digital Evidence Comparison of Instant Messaging Apps

Al-Faaruuq, Muhammad Syihaab; Priambodo, Dimas Febriyan

doi:10.1109/icsintesa56431.2022.10041620

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“…39 Impact of instant messaging applications in cybercrime was analyzed in another 2022 study. 40 The study reveals the significant influence of jailbreaking on digital evidence findings.…”

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confidence: 88%

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Toward social media forensics through development of iOS analyzers for evidence collection and analysis

Hyder,

Arshad,

Fatima

2024

Concurrency and Computation

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SummarySocial media usage in mobile phones has increased substantially in recent times, and they are a critically important source of a forensics investigation. In this paper, we have developed Python‐based forensic analyzers that are integrated with the open‐source tool Autopsy. The proposed analyzers find forensic artifacts from the three most widely used social media messaging applications, that is, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger. This research focuses on finding forensic artifacts stored by these social media applications on an iOS device. These analyzers extract data critical for a forensic investigation such as text messages, media attachments, sender and receiver details, timestamps, contact information, and other related forensics data from the full file system image of iOS devices. These Python‐based plugins extract the required data from the social media applications' databases and present the evidential artifacts in a human‐readable format. We integrated these analyzers into the Autopsy Forensics tool and showcased the gathered evidence so that investigators are capable to analyze the extracted information effortlessly. The data integrity is maintained by converting it into readable form without permanently altering the database format. The results prove that the proposed analyzers can successfully extract and analyze forensics data at a low computational overhead.

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“…39 Impact of instant messaging applications in cybercrime was analyzed in another 2022 study. 40 The study reveals the significant influence of jailbreaking on digital evidence findings.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…The researchers forensically examine Byte, Dubsmash, and Triller, providing detailed artifacts and insights into privacy concerns 39 . Impact of instant messaging applications in cybercrime was analyzed in another 2022 study 40 . The study reveals the significant influence of jailbreaking on digital evidence findings.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward social media forensics through development of iOS analyzers for evidence collection and analysis

Hyder,

Arshad,

Fatima

2024

Concurrency and Computation

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Extraction of information from a cellular phone (mobile communication device) during investigative (search) actions

Kobets

2023

Naukovij vìsnik Nacìonalʹnoï akademìï vnutrìšnìh sprav

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The relevance of the study is substantiated by the need to develop a system for procedural registration of information (statements) withdrawn from a mobile phone using hardware and software complexes, the content of which proves the involvement of a person in the commission of a criminal offence, since such a documentation mechanism has not been developed in practice. The purpose of the study was to highlight theoretical and applied approaches to the legal support of investigators’ actions to extract information from a mobile phone found at the incident scene. In accordance with the set goal and specifics of the subject of research, a set of the following methods was applied: formal logical, system and structural, hermeneutical, modelling, and generalisation. The study considers the actions of the investigator during the pre-trial investigation of criminal offences, when a cellular phone (mobile communication device) was found at the incident scene, which makes it necessary to use special knowledge. The profile and qualification of a specialist who needs to be involved in the inspection of a mobile phone are determined depending on the purpose and objectives of the investigative (search) action, established primary data on the nature of a criminal offense. A procedure for obtaining information (computer data) from a cellular phone (mobile communication device) is proposed, which provides for the creation of an “image”/electronic report of available information, which is recorded on a digital medium in the form of a file, fixed with an electronic label as a checksum. The practical value of the study lies in the procedural solution of the issue of extracting information (statements) from mobile phones, which is important during pre-trial investigation and documentation of digital information (computer data)

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iOS Digital Evidence Comparison of Instant Messaging Apps

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Toward social media forensics through development of iOS analyzers for evidence collection and analysis

Toward social media forensics through development of iOS analyzers for evidence collection and analysis

Extraction of information from a cellular phone (mobile communication device) during investigative (search) actions

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