Brave Web Storage

Overview

Evidence: Brave Web Storage Description: Collect Brave Web Storage Category: Applications Platform: windows Short Name: bws Is Parsed: Yes Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes Collect File(s): No

Background

Browser web storage includes both local and session storage used by websites to store client-side data. This data can contain application state, user preferences, cached content, and potentially sensitive information.

Data Collected

This collector gathers structured data about brave web storage.

Brave Web Storage Data

Field	Description	Example
UserName	User Name	Example value
ProfileName	Profile Name	Example value
BrowserName	Browser Name	Example value
Key	Key	Example value
Value	Value	Example value
Path	Path	Example value

Collection Method

This collector extracts web storage data from browser storage locations including local storage and session storage.

Forensic Value

Web storage analysis reveals cached application data, stored credentials, session information, and potential data exfiltration staging. Analysts can identify malicious website activity, stored authentication tokens, tracking identifiers, and sensitive data cached by compromised web applications.