Mobile Forensics –
Analysis of smartphones & mobile devices
Smartphones and tablets are key sources of information today – they store communication, photos, movement data and sensitive personal information. Mobile forensics makes it possible to preserve, analyze and evaluate this data in a court-admissible manner.
What is Mobile Forensics?
Mobile forensics focuses on the acquisition, analysis and reconstruction of data from mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and wearables.
Mobile Geräte enthalten u. a.:
- personal and business communication
- location and movement data
- photos, videos and metadata
- app data (chats, social media, banking, fitness)
- network information and log data
Why is Mobile Forensics important?
Mobile devices are often the most relevant digital evidence sources in:
- criminal cases (fraud, theft, cybercrime, violence)
- white-collar crime & internal investigations
- cyberattacks and digital security incidents
- civil disputes
Mobile forensics enables, among other things:
- recovery of deleted data
- reconstruction of complete chat and message histories
- analysis of movement and location patterns
- analysis of media files and metadata
What data can be analyzed?
Modern smartphones store thousands of artifacts – many of them are crucial for reconstructing a case.
Call logs
Incoming, outgoing and missed calls, including duration and phone numbers.
Messages & chats
SMS, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Threema and app-specific chat artifacts.
Emails
Analysis of complete mailboxes and deleted messages.
Photos & videos
Media including EXIF data such as GPS, camera and timestamps.
Internet activity
Browser history, cookies, search queries and downloads.
Location data
GPS, Wi-Fi history, cell tower data, Apple/Google location services.
Methods in Mobile Forensics
Physical extraction
Acquisition of the full storage contents, including deleted and hidden data.
Logical extraction
Extraction of selected data areas via operating system functions.
Chip-off method
Direct access to the memory chip by desoldering – used for heavily damaged devices.
Do you need a forensic smartphone analysis?
We support criminal defense attorneys, authorities, companies and private individuals in the examination of mobile devices – technically sound and court-admissible.
Contact us for a non-binding initial assessment.