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An Observational Study on the Forensic Recoverability of Deleted Data from Popular Social Media Applications

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Kovvuri Dharmitha Sri1, *, Karamsetty Sireesha2, Neelima Bachalla2
1M.Sc. Forensic Science, Bundelkhand University, Uttar Pradesh, Jhansi, UP, 284128, India
2Scientific Assistant, Cyber Forensic Section, AP Forensic Science Laboratory, Mangalagiri, AP, 522503, India
*Corresponding author. Email: dharmithakovvuri@gmail.com
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Kovvuri Dharmitha Sri
Available Online 5 May 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-610-4_33How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Deleted Data; Magnet AXIOM; Artifacts
Abstract

Social media has come to be as an essential source of digital evidence in modern investigations but is also a major platform for Cyber crimes such as online harassment, identity misuse, financial fraud, and misinformation. In many cases, perpetrators attempt to conceal their activities by deleting posts, images, or shared links, thereby complicating the process of evidence recovery. This study examines the quantity of deleted traces that can be retrieved from social media applications by using Magnet AXIOM. The extracted dump was examined to identify residual artifacts, including activity logs, metadata, database fragments, thumbnails and cached media. The results confirm the relevance of artifact analysis and supporting cybercrime investigations.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Advances in Forensics and Cyber Technologies (ICFACT 2025)
Series
Advances in Computer Science Research
Publication Date
5 May 2026
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978-94-6239-610-4
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2352-538X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-610-4_33How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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