What data is generally extracted from mobile phone forensics?

Browse traces, communication data, short messages, etc. on the Internet.

This paper summarizes and analyzes the current research status of mobile phone forensics at home and abroad from two aspects of the source and acquisition of mobile phone evidence, introduces some commonly used mobile phone forensics software, and points out the main problems existing in this field. Finally, the research and development direction of mobile phone forensics are prospected.

With the continuous improvement and expansion of the service level and types provided by mobile communication technology, mobile phones have increasingly become an indispensable contact tool in people's work and life. But at the same time, it is not uncommon to use mobile phones to commit fraud, slander and forgery. Mobile phone forensics is an effective means to combat this kind of crime.

Conceptually speaking, mobile phone forensics is a process of collecting, saving and analyzing relevant electronic evidence from mobile phone SIM card, mobile phone internal/external memory card and mobile network operator database, and finally obtaining legally effective evidence that can be accepted by the court. There are roughly three kinds of criminal acts involving mobile phones.

First, using mobile phones as communication tools to commit crimes; Second, the mobile phone is used as the storage medium of criminal evidence; The last way is to use the mobile phone as an implementation tool for new mobile phone crimes, such as SMS fraud, SMS harassment, and virus software spread.

All these fully show that it is necessary and urgent to carry out the research on mobile phone forensics technology for maintaining social stability, safeguarding people's rights and interests and cracking down on criminal acts.