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WhatsApp in Plain Sight: Where and How You Can Collect Forensic Artifacts

ID: 3800f729-4b2f-53c2-8fa2-66fd57bdd44f

STIX ID: report--3800f729-4b2f-53c2-8fa2-66fd57bdd44f

Feed Name: Group-IB Blog

Date Published: 2019-11-07

Date Updated: 2026-04-27

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Technical reference outlining where WhatsApp stores artifacts on Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS, including key databases, backups, cryptographic keys, logs, media directories, and cache files, with notes on path variations (e.g., Xiaomi Second Space, macOS containers) and what evidentiary data each artifact contains for forensic analysis.

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