FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FROM OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE (OSINT)

Abstract

The function of social media investigation in the field of forensic science is
covered in the study. A social media investigation involves searching,
analysing, and compiling a person's publicly available data on social media
sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snap chat, and Twitter. A range of
methods and instruments are used in social media inquiry to examine data
from social networks. Strategic interests and national security are among the
many areas where social media has presented a serious threat. Cybercriminals
now use social media as a platform to carry out their illicit actions.
Cybercriminals use computers and the internet to look for victims and steal
identities. A forensic process that respects people's right to privacy and
conforms to legal and scientific standards must be used to collect social media
evidence.
The main subjects of this review research will be the dangers and
vulnerabilities in social media accounts as well as the state of evidence
gathering, admissibility, and jurisdiction processes in social media forensics. It
also draws attention to the actual challenges that law enforcement has in
gathering, analysing, presenting, and confirming evidence from social media
data.