Blue Skies from (X?s) Pain: A Digital Forensic Analysis of Threads and Bluesky

Authors

Joseph Brown, LSU College of Engineering
Abdur Rahman Onik, LSU College of Engineering
Ibrahim Baggili, LSU College of Engineering

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

7-30-2024

Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive digital forensic analysis of the social media platforms Threads and Bluesky, juxtaposing their unique architectures and functionalities against X. This research fills a gap in the extant literature by offering a novel forensic analysis of Threads and Bluesky, based on established techniques. Mobile forensic analysis of both platforms yielded few results. Network analysis produced a variety of artifacts for Bluesky, including plaintext passwords. Threads proved to be robust, and a presentation of its security and API flow is presented. A detailed depiction of the forensic analysis performed for this paper is presented to aid future investigators.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Recommended Citation

Brown, J., Onik, A., & Baggili, I. (2024). Blue Skies from (X?s) Pain: A Digital Forensic Analysis of Threads and Bluesky. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series https://doi.org/10.1145/3664476.3670904