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Introducing Oxygen Forensic® KeyDiver – A Decryption Tool For Enhanced Digital Investigations

6th December 2023

For years, Oxygen Forensics has been a trusted provider of passcode brute force solutions for mobile devices, allowing investigators to decrypt data from a variety of mobile devices and device backups. Today we released the latest version of our all-in-one… Read more

Passware Kit 2023 v1 – AxCrypt and Instant VeraCrypt Decryption

15th December 2022

Configuring the decryption of multiple disk images has long been a headache for computer forensics. In the past, they needed to specify the settings for each image, depending on the FDE vendor, in order to set up the password recovery… Read more

Passware Introduces the All-in-One Forensic Decryption Suite

17th November 2022

Passware releases an ultimate decryption product that bundles all its forensic solutions into a single, easy-to-manage license. Tallinn, Estonia (November 16, 2022) – Passware, a provider of password recovery, decryption, and electronic evidence discovery software for computer forensics, announces its… Read more

Oxygen Forensics Advances Brute Force, Decryption, and Analysis Capabilities in Latest Release

4th November 2022

Oxygen Forensics, a global leader in digital forensics for law enforcement, federal agencies, and enterprise clients, announced today the release of the latest version of the all-in-one digital forensic solution, Oxygen Forensic® Detective v.15.1. This version offers multiple advancements to… Read more

GPU-Accelerated Passcode Recovery for Samsung With the Newly Released Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v4

13th October 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v4: No longer a Beta version Decryption and data extraction for Samsung Exynos-based devices Instant decryption of Dashlane on iOS Support for iOS 15.6 – 15.7 Ability to resume password recovery if the… Read more

Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v3 – GPU-Accelerated Password Recovery for MediaTek-Based LG Smartphones

13th July 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v3: GPU-accelerated password recovery for MediaTek-based LG devices Data extraction from applications on LG: Signal, Wickr, 1Password iOS 15.5 support Support for Apple devices with A9X chip Support for HFS+ (iOS prior to… Read more

What Can You Tell Us About Your Password? A Contextual Approach

30th June 2022

Aikaterini: I’m Aikaterini Kanta. I’m a PhD candidate with University College Dublin, and I’m really glad to be here today. I’m going to talk to you about my PhD research. So, about contextual based decryption. So, the average number of… Read more

Huawei Devices: Decryption and Extraction in Oxygen Forensic Detective

20th April 2022

Physical extraction from Huawei devices on Kirin chipsets remains one of the most popular extraction methods in forensic solutions. Huawei produces smartphones based on this processor family, as well as under the Honor brand. Huawei models get all the new… Read more

Passware Kit 2022 v2 – Password Recovery for bcrypt Hashes and OpenCL Acceleration on macOS

13th April 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit 2022 v2: Password recovery for bcrypt hash Passware Kit for Mac with GPU acceleration support QuickBooks 2022 support Windows Hello protectors bypass for Windows 11 OneNote Revision Store support FDE decryption improvements Password recovery for… Read more

A Deep Dive into Apple Keychain Decryption

9th March 2022

When it comes to the forensic investigation of Apple devices, a Keychain analysis is of particular importance. Not only does Keychain contain passwords from websites and applications, but it can also provide computer forensics with access to the same user’s… Read more

Passware Kit Forensic T2 Add-on: The First Password Recovery Tool for Macs With T2 Chips

4th February 2022

Passware continues to deliver cutting-edge decryption solutions for the forensic community. We are excited to announce the first forensic tool that recovers passwords for Macs with Apple T2 Security Chips! Passware Kit Forensic T2 Add-on runs on Windows or macOS… Read more

Passware Kit 2022 v1: Full Support for Windows 11, macOS Monterey, and Acronis Backup Passwords

18th January 2022

Passware Kit 2022 v1 fully supports the latest OS releases: Windows 11 and macOS Monterey, including BitLocker and APFS decryption, extraction of SAM passwords, and password recovery for Keychain files. We are continually expanding the range of file types and… Read more

Passware Kit Mobile – Now with iOS 15.2 Support

12th January 2022

Passware forensic products are used by the world’s top law enforcement agencies to crack cases where decryption is required. Now, the range of decryption solutions is topped up by Passware Kit Mobile – a forensic tool that extracts and decrypts… Read more

How To Decrypt BitLocker Volumes With Passware

12th May 202021st November 2019

Decrypting BitLocker volumes or images is challenging due to the various encryption options offered by BitLocker that require different information for decryption. This article explains BitLocker protectors and talks about the best ways to get the data decrypted, even for… Read more

Bruteforcing Linux Full Disk Encryption (LUKS) With Hashcat

12th May 202022nd February 2018

by Patrick Bell This walk-through will show you how to Bruteforce LUK volumes using hashcat, how you can mount a LUK partition, and how we can image it once it’s decrypted. Scenario: You’ve got a Macbook in. MacOS has been… Read more

Mobile Forensics Monkey Wrench: iOS 10.2 and Encryption

12th May 202018th January 2017

by Patrick Siewert, Pro Digital Forensic Consulting It’s not secret to those involved in the study and practice of mobile forensics that Apple likes to throw us curve balls with almost every new iteration of the iOS operating system. It… Read more