ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. updates Elcomsoft Phone Breaker, the company’s mobile acquisition tool. Version 6.30 gains the ability to extract information about the user’s recent Web browsing activities, notes and calendars from the cloud. In contrast with cloud backups, this information … Read more
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Exploring Two-Factor Authentication
In this article we’ll discuss the differences between implementations of two-factor authentication in popular mobile platforms. We’ll research how two-factor authentication is implemented in Android, iOS and Windows 10 Mobile, and discuss usability and security implications of each implementation.What … Read more
Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor Enables Sniffing For Generic Wi-Fi Adapters
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. updates Wireless Security Auditor, enabling the built-in Wi-Fi sniffer to work on computers equipped with general-use Wi-Fi adapters. The ability to intercept wireless packets with common Wi-Fi adapters as opposed to using dedicated AirPCap hardware is unique … Read more
Apple Silently Uploads Call Logs to iCloud, ElcomSoft Enables Acquisition
Apple cloud services, releases tool to extract iPhone call logs from iCloud. According to ElcomSoft, Apple automatically uploads iPhone call logs to Apple’s remote servers. Call logs can be stored on Apple servers for months, and there is no option … Read more
Mobile Forensics: Not for Dummies
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. has published Mobile Forensics – Advanced Investigative Strategies by Oleg Afonin and Vladimir Katalov. The 7-1/2″ x 9-1/4″ paperback offers 380 pages of insight and knowledge accumulated by ElcomSoft researchers throughout the years. Amazon Kindle Edition as … Read more
ElcomSoft’s New Discovery Delivers Faster Forensic Access To iOS 10 Backups
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. discovers a major security weakness in iOS 10 backups, builds tool enabling quick recovery of complex passwords. Elcomsoft Phone Breaker 6.10, the company’s mobile acquisition tool, can break iOS 10 backup passwords significantly faster compared to iOS … Read more
Elcomsoft Phone Breaker 6.0 Decrypts FileVault 2, Downloads iCloud Photos
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. releases a major update to Elcomsoft Phone Breaker, the company’s mobile forensic tool for logical and over-the-air acquisition of mobile devices. Version 6.0 adds support for decrypting FileVault 2 volumes by downloading the Recovery Key from … Read more
Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit Adds Logical Acquisition
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. updates iOS Forensic Toolkit, adding physical acquisition support to most modern devices with iOS 9.2-9.3.3; logical acquisition as a new option (passcode may not be needed).
The new release adds logical acquisition support for all generations … Read more
ESR Restores Access to Windows 10 Accounts, Adds Microsoft Account Support
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. updates Elcomsoft System Recovery, a tool for IT security specialists and forensic examiners to unlock access to user’s Windows accounts. The tool enables recovering or instantly resetting Windows account passwords. The new release adds support for Windows … Read more