Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.70 supports iOS 12, new Google Drive backups, gains the ability to use one-time codes delivered via an SMS or generated offline from the device Settings app. In addition, the processing time of encrypted iTunes backups is cut 4 to 5 times.

👉 https://www.elcomsoft.com/news/718.html

#whatsapp #googledrive #sms #mobileforensics #cloudforensics #backup #encryption #authentication

ElcomSoft Phone Breaker 9.10 fixes iCloud backups downloading for iOS 11.2-12.4

Elcomsoft Phone Breaker 9.10 introduces experimental support for iCloud backups created with iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 11.2 through 12.4 even if two-factor authentication is enabled. In addition, the tool is now able to access the complete set of iCloud synchronized data, including Health and Messages, from Windows computers.

👉 https://www.elcomsoft.com/news/721.html

#icloud #ios12 #iphone #mobileforensics #backup #jb #2FA #telegram #phonebreaker #freedownload #crypto #imessage

Accessing iCloud With and Without a Password in 2019

In iOS forensics, cloud extraction is a viable alternative when physical acquisition is not possible. The upcoming release of iOS 13 brings additional security measures that will undoubtedly make physical access even more difficult. While the ability to download iCloud backups has been around for years, the need to supply the user’s login and password followed by two-factor authentication was always a roadblock.

It took us more than a year to figure out a workaround allowing experts to transfer authentication tokens from the user’s computer...

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/07/accessing-icloud-with-and-without-a-password-in-2019/

#software #forensics #dfir #encryption #iOS13 #icloud #password #2FA #backup #decryption #messages #token #keychain

iCloud Backups, Synced Data and End-to-End Encryption

Initially, iCloud backups were similar in content to local (iTunes) backups without the password. However, the introduction of iCloud sync has changed the rules of the game. With more types of data synchronized through iCloud as opposed to being backed up, the content of iCloud backups gets slimmed down as synchronized information is excluded from cloud backups, though still present in local backups.

Two-factor authentication (or lack thereof) affects what can and what cannot be synchronized. Sounds confusing? Let’s shed some light on the types of data that might be available in iCloud backups and how they are affected by the optional data sync.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2020/06/icloud-backups-synced-data-and-end-to-end-encryption/

#ios #iphone #sync #backup #icloud #2fa #cloud

iCloud Extraction Streamlined

Apple iCloud contains massive amounts of data, which may become highly valuable evidence. The oldest and most frequently mentioned are iCloud backups, which ElcomSoft were the first to extract back in 2012. A lot has changed since then. Today, iCloud backups account for a very minor part of the evidence available in iCloud. Learn what types of data are stored in iCloud, how Apple protects the data with end-to-end encryption, and how to access that valuable evidence with the updated Elcomsoft Phone Breaker.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2020/06/icloud-extraction-streamlined/

#ios #iphone #sync #backup #icloud #2fa #cloud #dataextraction

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 place, it has quite a few things behind the scenes that can make the migration not go as smooth as planned. How do you do the migration properly not to lose anything?

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2021/08/the-iphone-upgrade-how-to-back-up-and-restore-ios-devices-without-losing-data/

#iphone #mobileforensics #backup

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 even if you don’t. In this article we’ll talk about what you can and what you cannot recover in modern iOS devices.

Before we begin, I highly recommend reading our previous article aimed at demystifying bogus claims made by some unscrupulous vendors of data recovery tools: The iPhone Data Recovery Myth: What You Can and Cannot Recover. Below are the types of data you can actually recover.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2021/11/the-five-ways-to-recover-iphone-deleted-data/

#ios #icloud #iphone #backup #syncedfiles #deletedrecords

Digital Evidence in Encrypted Backups

Backups are the primary way to preserve data. On smartphones, backups are handled automatically by the OS. Windows lacks a convincing backup app; numerous third-party tools are available, some of which feature strong encryption. Computer backups may contain valuable evidence that can be useful during an investigation – if you can do something about the password.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2021/12/digital-evidence-in-encrypted-backups/

#backup #password #encrypted

Cloud Forensics: Obtaining iCloud Backups, Media Files and Synchronized Data

Apple offers by far the most sophisticated solution for backing up, restoring, transferring and synchronizing data across devices belonging to the company’s ecosystem. Apple iCloud can store cloud backups and media files, synchronize essential information between Apple devices, and keep highly sensitive information such as Health and authentication credentials securely synchronized. In this article we’ll explain what kinds of data are stored in iCloud and what you need to access them.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2022/11/cloud-forensics-obtaining-icloud-backups-media-files-and-synchronized-data/

#cloudforensics #PhoneBreaker #EPB #iCloud #backup #iOS #dfir