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The Feds’ Favorite iPhone Hacking Tool Is Selling for $100–and It’s Leaking Data

14 pointsby Errorcod3about 6 years ago

4 comments

jaclazabout 6 years ago
Oww, come on, it&#x27;s a Cellebrite UFED touch 64 GB, not a nuclear reactor.<p>Not to be confused with the Cellebrite touch 32gb (as I did BTW), still it is not a &quot;science fiction&quot; magical device capable of doing miracles, and even if it can do miracles, these are linked to the latest software releases and a valid licence.<p>JFYI, the thingies that were put on sale were posted here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forensicfocus.com&#x2F;Forums&#x2F;viewtopic&#x2F;t=17498&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forensicfocus.com&#x2F;Forums&#x2F;viewtopic&#x2F;t=17498&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forensicfocus.com&#x2F;Forums&#x2F;viewtopic&#x2F;t=17497&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forensicfocus.com&#x2F;Forums&#x2F;viewtopic&#x2F;t=17497&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.flickr.com&#x2F;photos&#x2F;129155109@N06&#x2F;sets&#x2F;72157702917466732&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.flickr.com&#x2F;photos&#x2F;129155109@N06&#x2F;sets&#x2F;72157702917...</a><p>But they are by no means a &quot;unique&quot; case, I&#x27;ve seen over the years many people selling their old tools, the fact that there have not been wiped clean is another (preoccupying but comletely separate) issue.
MFoglemanabout 6 years ago
The biggest concern here is case data left on the device. Just having a device or the software isn&#x27;t enough to get into most phones. Cellebrite kits come with a huge case of various types of USB cables that do something to allow access to the target device. Any old USB-C wont work, you have to have the correct USB-C from the kit to go with the target model<p>edit: Turns out the cables are on Ebay as well for about $5 - $30
mooman219about 6 years ago
I could imagine that if it&#x27;s infeasible to to break into the device to see how it&#x27;s cracking the iPhone, then Apple could opt into setting up a dummy phone, then sniffing all the communications with the device to get an approximate idea for how it works.
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crb002about 6 years ago
Fear mongering. Cellebrite uses Android dev tools and iTunes under the hood for imaging.