In this lab, we delve into the forensic analysis of a crucial piece of evidence—an Android phone belonging to a victim in a murder investigation. The case is complex, involving financial debts, suspicious communication patterns, and last-known movements. Our goal is to reconstruct the victim’s activities leading up to the incident by carefully analyzing artifacts extracted from the device. This involves leveraging advanced forensic tools and techniques to uncover insights buried within the phone's logs, messages, and application data.
The lab challenges investigators to piece together vital clues, ranging from financial interactions and suspicious messages to GPS locations and chat conversations. Each artifact analyzed provides a puzzle piece that contributes to understanding the victim's behavior, their social interactions, and potential motivations behind the events. To achieve this, we will use tools like ALEAPP, a powerful forensic utility tailored for Android artifacts, alongside other analysis techniques to extract and interpret key data from the victim's phone.
As we progress, the walkthrough will explore the importance of various digital artifacts, such as SMS messages, contacts, chat logs, and GPS data, while demonstrating how to correlate these findings to create a coherent narrative. This lab emphasizes the practical application of mobile forensics in solving real-world cases, showcasing the critical role of digital evidence in uncovering the truth.