Systematic Literature Review on the Synergy of Social Media Forensics and Mobile Forensics in the Investigation of Cybercrimes

Numerous digital forensic technologies have been developed to investigate and prevent cybercrimes as they have grown in frequency. Social media forensics and mobile forensics are two of these techniques that have proven effective in the analysis of cybercrimes. Whereas mobile forensics gathers, analyzes, and interprets data from mobile devices, social media forensics gathers, analyzes, and interprets data from social media platforms. The integration of these two techniques has significantly improved cybercrime investigations by providing investigators with a wider range of digital evidence. The integration of mobile and social media forensics has enabled investigators to monitor a suspect’s activities on several platforms, such as social media websites and mobile devices. This link makes it possible for investigators to retrieve erased data from mobile devices, which is important evidence for cases involving criminal activity. Social media forensics has also helped identify suspects for investigations by looking at their online behavior and communication habits. Social media and mobile forensics working together have greatly improved the investigation of cybercrimes and given investigators access to a wider range of digital evidence. Because of this connectedness, detectives may now track suspects’ activities across several platforms and retrieve deleted data from mobile devices, both of which can be crucial pieces of evidence in cybercrime investigations.