Identifying fake vs. real communication records: a case study

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dc.contributor.authorHorsman, Graeme
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-18T11:43:47Z
dc.date.available2024-01-18T11:43:47Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.description.abstractRecords of communication often play an important role in many criminal inquiries giving insight into existing and alleged relationships. The forensic analysis of digital devices can provide such information, however in some cases, screen captured records may be all that is available. In these instances, it is necessary to evaluate the authenticity of this information given the availability of free to use communication record mockup services that can be used to create realistic looking, but fictitious communication records. This work seeks to ascertain whether freely available communication record mockup services pose a threat to law enforcement officers in terms of not being able to distinguish a communication record mockup from a genuine communication record screen capture. An evaluation of communication record mockup services for creating WhatsApp, iMessage and Twitter mockups are identified and their ability to create realistic communication record mockups is evaluated. The results of these tests are provided and discussed, and 41 communication record mockups are supplied forming one of the first datasets to support those conducting communication record authenticity checks.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationHorsman G. (2023) Identifying fake vs. real communication records: a case study. Forensic Science International: Reports, Volume 8, December 2023, Article number 100346en_UK
dc.identifier.eissn2665-9107
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2023.100346
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20679
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectDigital forensicsen_UK
dc.subjectCommunication recordsen_UK
dc.subjectMessagesen_UK
dc.subjectInvestigationen_UK
dc.subjectLaw enforcementen_UK
dc.titleIdentifying fake vs. real communication records: a case studyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-11-18

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