Mobile Forensics: The Hidden Truths

Eighty-five percent of modern criminal cases depend entirely on the device in your pocket.

Mobile forensics is the science of extracting digital DNA, and deleting your

texts does not actually save you. Investigators use physical acquisition to copy every single

bit of your flash memory, recovering data you thought was gone years ago.

They can even bypass broken screens by wiring directly into the motherboard using JTAG.

While Apple’s Secure Enclave and Samsung Knox create massive barriers, the arms race between

encryption and forensic tools is constant. Your phone is a live witness that never stops talking.