- 期刊
Evidence Gathering of Facebook Messenger on Android
摘要
The trend in social networking is changing people's lifestyle. Since both the smart phone and computers are connected to the same tools, the newly developed applications must serve both ends to please the users. Therefore, the modes of cybercrime have also changed in accordance with the users' activities. In order to identify crimes, it is necessary to use appropriate forensic techniques to retrieve these traces and evidence. This study considers the social network, Facebook Messenger, as the research subject. We analyze the artifacts left on the Facebook Messenger application and show evidence of gathering, such as sending texts, pictures, and videos and making calls on the Android platform. This study explores the differences between the traces that are left on Non-Rooted and Rooted Android platform. Finally, the forensic analysis found, due to the differences in privacy control, can lead to discrepancies in recording the user behaviors on the same social network. It proves to be helpful to forensic analysts and practitioners because it assists them in mapping and finding digital evidences of Facebook Messenger on Android smart phone.