Mobile Forensics

The smartphone has become the most important forensic artefact of our time. It is where business deals are struck, where conspiracies are planned, and where evidence is concealed. It is also where investigations are frequently resolved. Mobile devices now feature in the overwhelming majority of modern cases, from fraud and corruption to employee misconduct and organised crime, and the data they hold is far more recoverable than most people realise.

We provide expert mobile forensics services that extract, preserve, decode, and analyse data from virtually any mobile device in a manner that is legally defensible and forensically sound.

THE REALITY OF MOBILE EVIDENCE

There are over 6.9 billion smartphone users globally, with Africa home to the fastest-growing mobile market in the world (GSMA Intelligence, 2024). Over 90% of criminal investigations now involve some form of mobile device evidence, which means that in most cases, the question is not whether a mobile device is relevant but whether the right examiner is looking at it.

WhatsApp, Africa's dominant messaging platform, retains deleted messages in ways that trained forensic examiners can recover, even after factory resets. Location data embedded in mobile devices has placed suspects at crime scenes with GPS-level precision, overturning alibis in courts across the continent. These are not exceptional outcomes. They are routine findings in mobile forensics work.

Many organisations also discover, often well into an investigation, that the entire evidence trail of employee misconduct, data exfiltration, or internal fraud was sitting in messaging apps from the beginning.

WHAT WE DO

Physical and Logical Extraction

We perform both physical (chip-off, JTAG) and logical extractions depending on the device state, obtaining the deepest possible access to stored data, including data that is inaccessible through standard interfaces.

Deleted Data Recovery

Deleted SMS messages, WhatsApp chats, call logs, photos, and application data can frequently be recovered from device memory. Our examiners use specialised tools to retrieve what users assumed was permanently gone.

Application Data Analysis

We analyse data from social media apps, banking apps, email clients, encrypted messaging platforms, and hundreds of other applications, decoding proprietary formats to surface evidence that would not appear in a standard review.

SIM Card and IMSI Analysis

SIM card forensics reveals call and SMS histories, contact lists, and network identifiers that can tie individuals to specific communications and locations.

Location and GPS Data Analysis

We extract GPS coordinates, cell tower connection histories, and Wi-Fi network logs to reconstruct movement patterns in a form that courts can work with.

Passcode Bypass and Device Unlocking

Using certified forensic methods, we bypass screen locks and encryption on a wide range of Android and iOS devices, within the bounds of legal authority, to access otherwise unavailable evidence.

Cross-Device Correlation

In complex investigations, we correlate data across multiple devices, accounts, and platforms to build a complete and coherent evidentiary picture.