Social Media and Cloud Forensics

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Social Media and Cloud Forensics

Social media data is quickly emerging as a rich source of evidence that can be examined for legal purposes.

NSI Global’s Digital Forensic Unit can provide Social Media and Cloud Forensic Services to extract and recover data in the event that it has been deleted from an app, mobile phone, tablet, or computer. We can identify, preserve, and analyse data and prepare reports that set out the material examined, the method used, the findings and the limitations, for use in investigations and court proceedings.

Social Media and Cloud Examinations Since 2004

NSI Global uses law-enforcement forensic platforms, including Cellebrite, Oxygen and Magnet — sold only to vetted law-enforcement, government and authorised forensic customers — which can reach account and application data that consumer recovery tools cannot.

Our digital forensic analysts will explore, investigate, and piece together data, including deleted data, from numerous social media and cloud storage mediums.

Several examples are shown below.

Viable Examples For Extraction

  • Facebook Messenger
  • WhatsApp
  • Snapchat
  • WeChat
  • X
  • Telegram
  • Signal
  • Threema
  • OneDrive
  • Dropbox
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Viable Examples For Extraction (continued)

  • TikTok
  • Discord
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Viber
  • Tinder
  • iCloud
  • Google Drive
  • Slack
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How the Examination Works

We abide by strict methodology that includes legal notices and a chain of custody. Once we obtain permission to the social media and/or cloud accounts, we extract the data in a forensically sound manner. Our digital forensic analysts then analyse the data and prepare reports on our findings.

For legal matters we work alongside your lawyers and counsel. Expert reports and affidavits are supported by hash verification, so the integrity of the evidence can be checked if it is challenged.

Where required, link analysis can show connections between accounts, devices and people relevant to the matter, with events presented in chronological order.

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Examinations are overseen by founder Navid Sobbi, who has given expert evidence in Australian courts, and delivered in-house by our own examiners. Confidential consultations can be held at our office in Parramatta, or by client-approved video meeting.

Please note, we adhere to the Privacy Act, Surveillance Devices Act and relevant statutes in relation to the access of a device and cloud-based data. We will require the permission of the user/owner of the account to be able to access said data.

NSI Global will not interfere nor accept any job or assignment for a client that is the subject of any law enforcement investigation.

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