DFU Decoded : Deep dive into Snapchat

Date: 23 July 2025, Wednesday
Time:  10:30 Delhi | 13:00 Singapore | 15:00 Brisbane
Duration: 1 hour

Snapchat’s disappearing content and end-to-end encryption present unique challenges to digital forensic investigations. But behind the vanishing photos and messages lies a trail of crucial metadata—if you know where to look.

Snapchat is a forensic challenge, its architecture is complex, its databases are intricate, and some are encrypted.

This session will break down how Snapchat behaves differently across iOS and Android platforms, providing a comparative analysis of its internal workings. You’ll gain visibility into unique location-based artifacts, explore uncommon data sources, and discover practical techniques to access and retrieve encrypted content—both on-device and from Snapchat servers.

Whether you’re dealing with ephemeral messages or elusive metadata, this deep dive will help you surface valuable digital evidence from one of the most challenging social apps investigators face today.

Join Cellebrite’s leading digital forensics experts, Jean-Philippe Noat and Ashwin Nair, for a tactical, hands-on walkthrough of Snapchat data extraction and analysis. In this live session in less than 60 minutes, you’ll gain actionable insights into overcoming Snapchat’s forensic roadblocks and uncovering the hidden story within devices. 

Register today!