Elcomsoft Blog Archives | LOGON Software Asia https://logon-int.com/elcomsoft-blog/ Leader in Software Distribution in Asia Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:13:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://i0.wp.com/logon-int.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOGON-simple-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Elcomsoft Blog Archives | LOGON Software Asia https://logon-int.com/elcomsoft-blog/ 32 32 193258268 Password Recovery and Data Decryption: Getting Around and About | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/password-recovery-and-data-decryption-getting-around-and-about-elcomsoft/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:13:45 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=55520 Originally published by Elcomsoft. Access to encrypted information can be gained through various methods, including live system analysis (1 and 2), using bootable forensic tools, analysis of sleep/hibernation files, and exploiting TPM vulnerabilities, with password recovery being the last option on the list. Each method has different resource requirements and should be used in order of least resource-intensive to most time-consuming, with password recovery as a last resort. Familiarize yourself with encryption recovery strategies and learn about data formats with weak protection or known vulnerabilities.

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]]> 55520 Approaching iOS Extractions: Choosing the Right Acquisition Method | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/approaching-ios-extractions-choosing-the-right-acquisition-method-elcomsoft/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 07:15:27 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=54472 Originally published by Elcomsoft. The extraction method or methods available for a particular iOS device depending on the device’s hardware platform and the installed version of iOS. In this guide, we’ll discuss the applicable acquisition methods as well as the order in which they should be used.

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]]> 54472 Cloud Forensics: Obtaining iCloud Backups, Media Files and Synchronized Data | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/cloud-forensics-obtaining-icloud-backups-media-files-and-synchronized-data-elcomsoft/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:08:33 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=54477 Originally published by Elcomsoft. Apple iCloud can store cloud backups and media files, synchronize essential information between Apple devices and securely synchronize sensitive information such as Health and authentication credentials. This article will explain what kinds of data are stored in iCloud and what you need to access them.

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]]> 54477 iOS Forensic Toolkit 8.0 Now Official: Bootloader-Level Extraction for 76 Devices | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/ios-forensic-toolkit-8-0-now-official-bootloader-level-extraction-for-76-devices-elcomsoft/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:24:17 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=54526 Originally published by Elcomsoft. iOS Forensic Toolkit 8.0 is officially released! Delivering forensically sound checkm8 extraction and a new command-line-driven user experience, the new release becomes the most sophisticated mobile forensic tool we’ve released to date.

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]]> 54526 Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit 7.60 extends agent-based full file system extraction https://logon-int.com/blog/elcomsoft-ios-forensic-toolkit-7-60-extends-agent-based-full-file-system-extraction/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:22:14 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=53479 Originally published by Elcomsoft. Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit 7.60 extends agent-based extraction support all the way up to iOS 15.3.1 on Apple A11-A15 and M1 devices. The new release delivers full file system extraction for iOS 15.2 through 15.3.1, while still offering file system and keychain extraction support for all earlier versions of iOS.

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]]> 53479 Low-Level Extraction of iOS 15.2-15.3.1 | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/low-level-extraction-of-ios-15-2-15-3-1-elcomsoft/ Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:26:56 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=53401 Originally published by Elcomsoft. iOS Forensic Toolkit 7.60 brings gapless low-level extraction support for several iOS versions from iOS 15.2 up to and including iOS 15.3.1, adding full file system extraction support for Apple devices based on Apple A11-A15 and M1 chips.

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]]> 53401 Breaking Windows Passwords: LM, NTLM, DCC and Windows Hello PIN Compared | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/breaking-windows-passwords-lm-ntlm-dcc-and-windows-hello-pin-compared-elcomsoft/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 06:55:04 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=53466 Originally published by Elcomsoft. Modern versions of Windows have many different types of accounts. Local Windows accounts, Microsoft accounts, and domain accounts feature different types of protection. There is also Windows Hello with PIN codes, which are protected differently from everything else. How secure are these types of passwords, and how can you break them?

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]]> 53466 checkm8 Extraction: iPhone 7 | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/checkm8-extraction-iphone-7-elcomsoft/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:08:27 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=53470 Originally published by Elcomsoft. iOS Forensic Toolkit 7.60 brings gapless low-level extraction support for several iOS versions from iOS 15.2 up to and including iOS 15.3.1, adding full file system extraction support for Apple devices based on Apple A11-A15 and M1 chips.

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]]> 53470 Apple TV 4K Keychain and Full File System Acquisition | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/apple-tv-4k-keychain-and-full-file-system-acquisition-elcomsoft/ Sat, 23 Jul 2022 07:47:40 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=53473 Originally published by Elcomsoft. Mobile forensics is not limited to phones and tablets. Many types of other gadgets, including IoT devices, contain tons of valuable data. Such devices include smart watches, media players, routers, smart home devices, and so on. In this article, we will cover the extraction of an Apple TV 4K, one of the most popular digital media players.

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]]> 53473 Building an Efficient Password Recovery Workstation: Power Savings and Waste Heat Management | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/building-an-efficient-password-recovery-workstation-power-savings-and-waste-heat-management-elcomsoft/ Sun, 17 Jul 2022 08:15:22 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=53476 Originally published by Elcomsoft. This article continues the series of publications aimed to help experts specify and build economical and power-efficient workstations for password recovery workloads. Electricity costs, long-term reliability and warranty coverage must be considered when building a password recovery workstation. In this article we will review the most common cooling solutions found in today’s GPUs, and compare consumer-grade video cards with their much lesser known professional counterparts.

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]]> 53476 Apple Mobile Devices and iOS Acquisition Methods | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/apple-mobile-devices-and-ios-acquisition-methods-elcomsoft/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:50:46 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=52424 Originally published by Elcomsoft. Along with the version of iOS/watchOS/iPadOS, the SoC is one of the deciding factors that affects the data extraction paths available in each case. Read this article to better understand your options for each generation of Apple platforms.

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]]> 52424 Agent-based full file system and keychain extraction: now up to iOS 14.8 | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/agent-based-full-file-system-and-keychain-extraction-now-up-to-ios-14-8-elcomsoft/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:08:36 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=52172 Originally published by Elcomsoft. iOS Forensic Toolkit 7.10 brings low-level file system extraction support for a bunch of iOS versions. This includes the entire range of iPhone models based on the A11, A12, and A13 Bionic platforms running iOS 14.4 through 14.8.

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]]> 52172 Real-Time Surveillance via Apple iCloud | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/real-time-surveillance-via-apple-icloud/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:28:02 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=51129 Originally published by Elcomsoft: Is surveillance a good or a bad thing? The answer depends on whom you ask. In this article we’ll cover a very unorthodox aspect of real-time surveillance: iCloud.

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]]> 51129 The Five Ways to Recover iPhone Deleted Data | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/elcomsoft-blog/the-five-ways-to-recover-iphone-deleted-data-elcomsoft/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 07:20:30 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=51054 iOS security model offers very are few possibilities to recover anything unless you have a backup, either local or one from the cloud. In Elcomsoft article you will learn what you can and what you cannot recover in modern iOS devices.

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]]> 51054 iCloud Extractions Without Passwords and Tokens: When a Trusted Device is Enough | Elcomsoft https://logon-int.com/blog/icloud-extractions-without-passwords-and-tokens-when-a-trusted-device-is-enough-elcomsoft/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 03:57:12 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=51046 Many are looking for a one-click solution for mobile extractions and data decryption. Elcomsoft is going to make your life a notch more complex by introducing a new iCloud authentication option you’ve never heard of before.

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]]> 51046 The iPhone Upgrade: How to Back Up and Restore iOS Devices Without Losing Data https://logon-int.com/elcomsoft-blog/the-iphone-upgrade-how-to-back-up-and-restore-ios-devices-without-losing-data/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:53:09 +0000 https://logon-int.com/?p=49689 One of the main problems of iCloud forensics is the sporadic nature of cloud backups. Experts often find out that a given user either does not have device backups in their iCloud account at all. This happens primarily because of Apple’s policy of only granting 5GB of storage to the users of the free tier.

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