Research Article

Web Forensic of Discord Services in Account Hijacking Cases using National Institute of Standards and Technology Method

by  Muhammad Difido, Imam Riadi
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 187 - Issue 29
Published: August 2025
Authors: Muhammad Difido, Imam Riadi
10.5120/ijca2025925494
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Muhammad Difido, Imam Riadi . Web Forensic of Discord Services in Account Hijacking Cases using National Institute of Standards and Technology Method. International Journal of Computer Applications. 187, 29 (August 2025), 14-21. DOI=10.5120/ijca2025925494

                        @article{ 10.5120/ijca2025925494,
                        author  = { Muhammad Difido,Imam Riadi },
                        title   = { Web Forensic of Discord Services in Account Hijacking Cases using National Institute of Standards and Technology Method },
                        journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
                        year    = { 2025 },
                        volume  = { 187 },
                        number  = { 29 },
                        pages   = { 14-21 },
                        doi     = { 10.5120/ijca2025925494 },
                        publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
                        }
                        %0 Journal Article
                        %D 2025
                        %A Muhammad Difido
                        %A Imam Riadi
                        %T Web Forensic of Discord Services in Account Hijacking Cases using National Institute of Standards and Technology Method%T 
                        %J International Journal of Computer Applications
                        %V 187
                        %N 29
                        %P 14-21
                        %R 10.5120/ijca2025925494
                        %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

This study analyzes the security of social media accounts against Account Hijacking attacks using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) method, which consists of four stages: collection, examination, analysis, and reporting. Three tools were used in this research: FTK Imager, Discord Chat Exporter, and Chrome Cache Viewer. The results showed that Discord Chat Exporter produced 68% of the evidence in the form of text conversations, screenshot images, usernames, and profile pictures, while Chrome Cache Viewer contributed 16% from the Google Chrome browser cache. FTK Imager did not succeed in obtaining evidence from the Discord website, bringing the total collected evidence to 84%. The research findings confirm the effectiveness of Discord Chat Exporter and Chrome Cache Viewer in collecting digital evidence and recommend stricter digital forensic procedures and mitigation measures to enhance the security of social media accounts.

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Index Terms
Computer Science
Information Sciences
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Keywords

Account Hijacking; Discord; National Institute of Standards Technology; Hacking

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