WHATSAPP FORENSICS AND ITS CHALLENGES FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONE

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  • Mansur Zakariyya Shuaibu Alhassan Bala Author

Keywords:

WhatsApp Application, Android Smartphone, Forensic, Rooting, Encryption

Abstract

WhatsApp forensics has become an important area for legal issues due to its popularity and being number one social networking application among others and the increase in number of crimes that was committed using these applications. Like others it offers important opportunities and challenges in the world forensic. However, Forensic examiners are facing many difficulties during their investigation due to the high security measures WhatsApp Inc. took in order to protect the user data from unauthorized access. Our research will provide a comprehensive information about WhatsApp Application and the security issues regarding WhatsApp application. Our research will also give an outline on how Forensic examiners extract useful information from WhatsApp backup data on Android Smartphone.

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Published

2016-05-12

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How to Cite

WHATSAPP FORENSICS AND ITS CHALLENGES FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONE. (2016). Global Journal of Advanced Engineering Technologies and Sciences, 3(5), 68-75. https://gjaets.com/index.php/gjaets/article/view/206

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