Legal Intellectual
Daeryun specialist lawyers will answer your questions.
Q
Can KakaoTalk forensics also recover deleted chats?
Views9,611
I lent a fairly large sum to an acquaintance, but because I did not write a separate loan certificate, I lack evidence to prove it. The person deleted all the KakaoTalk messages containing the request to borrow the money and the promise of when it would be repaid. Can this conversation be recovered through KakaoTalk forensics?
KakaoTalk forensics
Answer to Related Inquiry
Author: 정찬우
Through KakaoTalk forensics, you can restore a substantial portion of digital traces such as deleted messages, photos, and files, and you can use them as evidence to prove the lending relationship later.
Even if you accidentally deleted the chat room, if you analyze the traces remaining in the internal data area of the smartphone through forensic technology, there is a possibility of recovering the KakaoTalk messages containing the fact of the monetary loan.
However, if the device is reset or a lot of new data has been overwritten, the possibility of recovery may decrease, so it seems best to entrust it to a specialized institution as soon as possible.
In addition, data restored through KakaoTalk forensics can be submitted as evidence in civil litigation and the like, but to be adopted as evidence in court, it must be an original file recovered in accordance with lawful procedures.
In particular, digital evidence must have its integrity and reliability secured for the court to be likely to recognize it as evidence, so the possibility of alteration·forgery must be blocked during the collection process.
Accordingly, we recommend that you proceed with the help of a digital forensics expert rather than attempting recovery on your own.
Daeryun's Key Strengths

Litigation strategy using Daeryun's own AI & IT technology
More than 240 key members
1,200+ cases handled per month
* 2025년 월평균 기준
Complies with Korean Bar Association Advertising Regulations Article 4 (1)
more strengths
Book a legal
consultation with an attorney
All consultations are reviewed by a specialized attorney first,
so they are conducted by appointment only.
Phone consultation
1800-7905
Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year


Online consultation
We provide tailored
legal services for our clients.

Chat consultation
KakaoTalk channel
Daeryun Law LLC Attorneys
Related Members
View moreKey Case Studies
View more- Evidence collection
Examination of Evidence for a Defamation of a Deceased Person Client

- Securing Evidence
Assisting With Messenger Forensics to Represent the Filing of a Stalking Complaint

- Securing Evidence
Uncovering Decisive Evidence in a School Violence Death Case to Represent the Filing of a Complaint

Related Practice Areas
View moreConsult in other languages
Popular Columns
View moreDigital Forensics: Meaning, Admissibility of Evidence, and Investigation Procedures

Methods of Securing Evidence and Analyzing Forensic Data in Mobile Phone Forensics

The Importance of Securing Digital Evidence in Everyday Life and Methods for Collecting It

Recovery of Damaged or Corrupted Digital Forensic Evidence and Its Legal Use

A Defense Strategy Designed Around Digital Records

Do you have more questions?












