mobile forensics

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2021
Cellebrite ‘s forensics tool affected by arbitrary code execution issue

Cellebrite mobile forensics tool Ufed contains multiple flaws that allow arbitrary code execution on the device, SIGNAL creator warns. Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of the popular encrypted messaging app Signal, announced that Cellebrite mobile forensics tools developed by Cellebrite are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. Cellebrite develops […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2020
NIST Tests Forensic Methods for Getting Data From Damaged Mobile Phones

Crooks sometimes damage their mobile devices to destroy evidence, NIST tests forensic methods for getting data from damaged mobile phones Criminals sometimes damage their mobile phones in an attempt to destroy evidence. They might smash, shoot, submerge or cook their phones, but forensics experts can often retrieve the evidence anyway. Now, researchers at the National […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2017
Hacker leaked tools stolen from mobile forensics company Cellebrite

The hacker that breached the systems of the mobile forensics company Cellebrite leaked online some tools and announced further releases. In January the Israeli mobile phone data extraction company Cellebrite was hacked, the company went in the headlines in the dispute between Apple and the FBI in the case of the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. The main […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2017
Israeli mobile phone data extraction company Cellebrite was hacked

The Israeli mobile phone data extraction company Cellebrite was hacked by unknown hackers that provide the 900GB database to Motherboard. An irony of fate, the Israeli mobile phone data extraction company Cellebrite was hacked. The company went in the headlines in the dispute between Apple and the FBI in the case of the San Bernardino shooter’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2016
Cellebrite digital forensics tools leaked online by a reseller

The firmware used by the Israeli mobile forensic firm Cellebrite was leaked online by one of its resellers, the McSira Professional Solutions. Do you know Cellebrite? It is an Israeli firm that designs digital forensics tools that are used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to examine mobile devices in investigations. It became famous when […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2016
Cracking Apple iOS 10 Backup Encryption is now 2,500 times faster

Experts from Elcomsoft discovered a new vector of attack to access password-protected local backups produced by iOS 10 devices. According to security experts from the computer forensics company Elcomsoft, Apple has weakened the backup security protection of its recently-issued iOS 10 skipping certain security checks. This means that hackers could easily crack password protection used […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2016
WhatsApp doesn’t properly physically erase user’s deleted messages

WhatsApp doesn’t properly erase your deleted messages, researcher reveals Are you using WhatsApp? There is an interesting news for you, the popular instant messaging app doesn’t properly erase the user’s deleted messages. The issue was reported by the popular iOS security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski who is warning about the risks for the users’ privacy. The flaw […]