Forensic Mobile Analysis on Social Media Using National Institute Standard of Technology Method

Abstract

Instagram and WhatsApp have become popular social media applications, and the number of active users grows significantly each year. The increased use of Instagram and WhatsApp has increased the number of digital crimes, which are frequently committed by utilizing information obtained and available through the social media accounts of potential victims. Special forensic tools are required for digital crime policing using smartphones. As a result, it is necessary to investigate the functionality of existing forensic tools for processing digital crime cases involving Android phones, particularly for the social media platforms Instagram and WhatsApp. The goal of this study was to evaluate and compare two forensic technologies for obtaining digital evidence from Instagram and WhatsApp using experimental methods. Magnet Axiom discovered 92.31% of all digital evidence, whereas MOBILedit Forensic discovered 79.49% of digital evidence. Using the process of comparing the two study outcomes with forensic technology, Magnet Axiom outperforms MOBILedit Forensic in detecting digital evidence of Instagram and WhatsApp since MOBILedit Forensic cannot restore video data for more than 20 minutes.