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Elcomsoft and The Case of the Apple iPad
For almost a decade, if not longer, I have collaborated with Vladimir Katalov on various digital forensics research topics. He has always been a great source of guidance, especially on iOS related...
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Apple Watch Forensics Reloaded
Is it possible to extract any data from an Apple Watch? It’s relatively easy if you have access to the iPhone the device is paired to, or if you have a backup of that iPhone. But what if the watch is...
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Extracting Evidence from iPhone Devices: Do I (Still) Need a Jailbreak?
If you are familiar with iOS acquisition methods, you know that the best results can be obtained with a full file system acquisition. However, extracting the file system may require jailbreaking, which...
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iOS Extraction Without a Jailbreak: iOS 9 through iOS 13.7 on All Devices
After adding jailbreak-free extraction for iOS 13.5.1 through 13.7, we now support every Apple device running any version of iOS from 9.0 through 13.7 with no gaps or exclusions. For the first time,...
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How to Remove The iPhone Passcode You Cannot Remove
From time to time, we stumble upon a weird issue that interferes with the ability to install a jailbreak. One of such problems appearing literally out of the blue is the issue of being unable to remove...
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Recovering Screen Time Passwords
The Screen Time password has been long recommended as an extra security layer. By setting a Screen Time password without any additional restrictions, Apple users could easily dodge attempts of changing...
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iPhone Backups: Top 5 Default Passwords
The iPhone backup is one of the hottest topics in iOS forensics. iTunes-style backups are the core of logical acquisition used by forensic specialists, containing overwhelming amounts of evidence that...
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iOS Recovery Mode Analysis: Reading iOS Version from Locked and Disabled iPhones
The iPhone recovery mode has limited use for mobile forensics. However, even the limited amount of information available through recovery mode can be essential for an investigation. Recovery access can...
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Breaking the iPhone 12: Forensic Extraction of iOS 14 Devices
iOS Forensic Toolkit 7.0 brings low-level extraction support for the latest generation of Apple devices. This includes the entire range of iPhone 12 models as well as all other devices capable of...
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A Tale of One iPhone Backup Password
Have an iPhone backup but cannot get around the password protection? I have a story to share. I was recently contacted by an old partner from the other side of the world who asked for assistance in an...
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The File System Dirty Bit
In older iPhones, the ‘file system dirty’ flag indicates unclean device shutdown, which affects the ability to perform bootloader-level extractions of Apple devices running legacy versions of iOS...
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Guide: Forensically Sound Extraction of iPhone 5s, 6, 6s and SE with checkm8...
The previous publication talks about the basics of using the bootloader-level exploit for extracting iOS devices. In this article, we are posting a comprehensive step-by-step guide of using the new...
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Updated Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit Simplifies macOS Installs, Fixes...
While we are still working on the new version of Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit featuring forensically sound and nearly 100% compatible checkm8 extraction, an intermediate update is available with two...
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Apple Watch Forensics: The Adapters
How do you extract an Apple Watch? While several extraction methods are available, you need an adapter if you want to get the data directly from the device. There are several different options...
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The iPhone Upgrade: How to Back Up and Restore iOS Devices Without Losing Data
In just a few weeks, the new iPhone range will be released. Millions of users all over the world will upgrade, migrating their data from old devices. While Apple has an ingenious backup system in...
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How to Put an iOS Device with Broken Buttons in DFU Mode
Switching the iPhone into DFU mode is frequently required during the investigation, especially for older devices that are susceptible to checkm8 exploit. However, switching to DFU requires a sequence...
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The Five Ways to Recover iPhone Deleted Data
iOS security model offers very are few possibilities to recover anything unless you have a backup, either local or one from the cloud. There are also tricks allowing to recover some bits and pieces...
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Apple Watch Forensics: More on Adapters
If you are doing Apple Watch forensics, I’ve got some bad news for you. The latest model of Apple Watch, the Series 7, does not have a hidden diagnostics port anymore, which was replaced with a...
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How to Use iOS Forensic Toolkit 8.0 b2 to Perform Forensically Sound...
The second beta of iOS Forensic Toolkit 8.0 has arrived, offering repeatable, verifiable extraction for a limited range of iOS devices. The new release introduces a brand-new user interface, which...
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Forensically Sound Extraction for iPhone 5s, 6, 6s and SE
Half a year ago, we started a closed beta-testing of a revolutionary new build of iOS Forensic Toolkit. Using the checkm8 exploit, the first beta delivered forensically sound file system extraction for...
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