Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games: Minecraft as a case study
Department
Software Engineering and Game Development
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2019
Abstract
Minecraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), has reportedly millions of players from different age groups worldwide. With Minecraft being so popular, particularly with younger audiences, it is no surprise that the interactive nature of Minecraft has facilitated the commission of criminal activities such as denial of service attacks against gamers, cyberbullying, swatting, sexual communication, and online child grooming. In this research, there is a simulated scenario of a typical Minecraft setting, using a Linux Ubuntu 16.04.3 machine (acting as the MMOG server) and Windows client devices running Minecraft. Server and client devices are then examined to reveal the type and extent of evidential artefacts that can be extracted.
Journal Title
Science & Justice
Journal ISSN
1355-0306
Volume
59
Issue
3
First Page
337
Last Page
348
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.scijus.2019.01.005