Research Article

Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones

Volume: 6 Number: 2 December 31, 2022
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Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones

Abstract

Nowadays, the spread of social media in all areas of society and becoming a part of life has led to creative and innovative changes in the fields of communication. Instant messaging applications are widely used in communication between users around the world, and the Discord application is one of them. With the Discord application, more than 300 million registered users benefit from many services such as gaming, messaging, and video chat. The use of Discord by cybercriminals has also become one of the most common applications in forensic investigations. In this study, by examining the structure of the Discord application used in Android devices, a methodology has been presented on how to extract data and how to examine these data in terms of forensic analysis. The proposed analysis methodology shows how communication analytics, contact information, message information, deleted messages, group messages, how messages are extracted and how to examine these data structures, permissions, user information, and communication protocols can be analyzed. In the results of the study, a comprehensive analysis of the Discord application in terms of judicial reviews is presented. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Computer Software

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2022

Submission Date

April 27, 2022

Acceptance Date

August 19, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Kara, İ. (2022). Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones. Acta Infologica, 6(2), 189-198. https://doi.org/10.26650/acin.1109682
AMA
1.Kara İ. Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones. ACIN. 2022;6(2):189-198. doi:10.26650/acin.1109682
Chicago
Kara, İlker. 2022. “Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones”. Acta Infologica 6 (2): 189-98. https://doi.org/10.26650/acin.1109682.
EndNote
Kara İ (December 1, 2022) Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones. Acta Infologica 6 2 189–198.
IEEE
[1]İ. Kara, “Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones”, ACIN, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 189–198, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.26650/acin.1109682.
ISNAD
Kara, İlker. “Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones”. Acta Infologica 6/2 (December 1, 2022): 189-198. https://doi.org/10.26650/acin.1109682.
JAMA
1.Kara İ. Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones. ACIN. 2022;6:189–198.
MLA
Kara, İlker. “Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones”. Acta Infologica, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2022, pp. 189-98, doi:10.26650/acin.1109682.
Vancouver
1.İlker Kara. Digital Forensic Analysis of Discord Mobile Application on Android Based Smartphones. ACIN. 2022 Dec. 1;6(2):189-98. doi:10.26650/acin.1109682