mobile acquisition Archives

MediaTek Extraction: Physical Acquisition With File-Based Encryption

25th October 2022

Keith: Hey, welcome. This is Keith Lockhart from Oxygen Forensic Training. How’s it going? So listen, here’s a video on some MediaTek extraction, but more specifically when you have a device that’s encrypted (file based encrypted) where the user has

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

Cyacomb Examiner Product Demonstration

22nd February 20236th October 2022

A software interface on a laptop screen provides color coded indications of content present on a scanned device

So we’re in this situation where a search warrant has been executed in relation to illegal images in a residential property. The search has recovered a number of items: we have a laptop from which I’ve removed the hard drive,

Support of MediaTek devices in Oxygen Forensic® Detective

6th October 2022

How to start First, the device has to be put in preloader mode or BootROM (ROM) mode. These modes allow users to exchange with an MTK device via a proprietary protocol. To put the device in preloader mode, turn off

Mobile Device Biometrics – What They Are and How They Work

9th May 2022

This article originally appeared at https://www.grayshift.com/mobile-device-biometrics-what-they-are-and-how-they-work/ Using biometrics is the process of measuring and analyzing biological data to identify an individual. Mobile devices with biometric-enabled features are used for many purposes, one of which is authentication. This authentication method provides

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

MSAB’s Simon Crawley on the Importance of Frontline Forensics

28th March 2022

Christa: Time is of the essence when field extractions of mobile devices are needed, but so are forensically sound extractions as strong links along the chain of custody. Today the Forensic Focus podcast welcomes Simon Crawley, a senior consultant with

Checkm8 Acquisition Method in Oxygen Forensic Detective 14.3

16th March 2022

We first added checkm8 acquisition from iOS devices in Oxygen Forensic® Detective v.12.6 in July of 2020. Not surprisingly, many things have changed since then. That being the case, we updated our tool several times over the last few months

How Detego Helped One of the Largest Banks in Africa Stop Fraud in Its Tracks

7th October 20222nd March 2022

Glass skyscrapers tower into the sky as the camera looks upward

The Background Detego’s customer* is a tier 1 bank in Africa which employs over 12,000 agents and supports customers through an extensive network of more than 200 branches. Faced with the constant risk of fraud, data breaches, money laundering and

Passware Kit Mobile Now Supports iOS 15.3 and Exports Data as DAR Archives

21st February 2022

Passware has released Passware Kit Mobile 2022.2.1 with support for iOS 15.3 and an option to save acquired file systems as DAR archives. This allows computer forensics to seamlessly analyze the mobile data decrypted and extracted by the Passware Kit

Remote Mobile Collection for Corporate Investigations

17th February 2022

Julie: Hi everyone! Thanks for joining today’s webinar: remote mobile collections for corporate investigations. My name is Julie O’Shea, and I’m a product marketing manager here at Cellebrite. Now, I’d like to introduce our speaker today: Ashley Hernandez. Ashley is

New Release From MSAB: Recover Even More Digital Evidence From Apps With XRY 10.0.1

11th February 2022

Today’s release of XRY 10.0.1 offers improvements and added support to several popular applications on Android and iOS such as Viber, Tinder, Google Maps, Signal. This release comes with enhanced Snapchat Warrant Return support including improved handling of UTC, which

The Latest Guide to Discover Meaningful Data from Samsung Secure Folder

11th February 2022

Data Extraction and Analysis of Samsung Secure Folder Secure Folder is a separate storage space within the device, protected by ‘Knox’—a security technology of Samsung. By keeping sensitive data or personal contents and apps in Secure Folder, users can protect

Cellebrite Pioneers Industry-First Remote Mobile Device Data Collection Solution

11th February 202210th February 2022

Enterprise Endpoint Intelligence platform unifies remote mobile and computer data collection for the first time in one powerful solution that helps lower corporate risk by strengthening eDiscovery and Corporate Investigation capabilities (“Cellebrite”), a leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for

Discover How GrayKey Provides Critical Evidence in Sexual Assault and Robbery Case

9th February 2022

by Scott Hettinger Scott’s Journey to Digital Forensics From a very early age, I was always interested in the work of law enforcement officers. I often found myself watching shows or movies about police, and every time I saw a

Chip Chop: Smashing the Mobile Phone Security Chip for Fun and Digital Forensics

8th February 2022

a locked smartphone screen side by side with padlocks connected by chains

Hello, and welcome to Chip Chop: Smashing the Mobile Phone Security Chip for Fun and Digital Forensics. My name is Gunnar Alendal and I am a PhD candidate at NTNU in Norway, and I am going to talk about one