Articles About Us

18 December, 2014 | 9TO5MAC - http://9to5mac.com/

It’s not as scary as it sounds – the software can only be used once the attacker already has an Apple ID and password, together with either a second trusted device or your recovery key. A phishing attack is the most common way to obtain these, so as long as you use strong, unique passwords and don’t click on links in emails claiming to be from Apple, you should be safe. But it does allow users of the software to download either entire iPhone backups or selected data direct from iCloud much more easily than having to go through a compromised device by hand.

18 December, 2014 | Business Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/

Elcomsoft Phone Breaker, the app that some think hackers used to break into Kate Upton's iCloud account in September, just got a massive update that makes it even easier to steal information. The update allows users to break into iCloud accounts that have two-factor authentication enabled, the company announced on Thursday.

17 December, 2014 | PCWorld - http://www.pcworld.com/

A Russian software company has updated its forensic software to work-around the security features Apple recently added to iCloud and increased what information can be extracted from the cloud storage service.

23 September, 2014 | The Register - http://www.theregister.co.uk/

Improved security features in iOS 8 prevent Apple from unlocking phones – even for law enforcement. But search warrant-holding cops can still get almost everything through iCloud backups, according to ElcomSoft.

17 September, 2014 | BBC - http://www.bbc.com/

Several hackers' forums contain discussions about using of pirated copies of Elcomsoft's "forensic" software, which is marketed as a tool for law enforcement agencies to access iCloud content without needing to be in possession of a suspect's iPhone or iPad. ElmcomSoft's Moscow-based owner told the BBC earlier this month that he believed his software had been used in the recent hacks, as it was "the only one able to do that".

11 September, 2014 | ArsTechnica - http://arstechnica.com/

In the name of security, we did a little testing using family members as guinea pigs. To demonstrate just how much private information on an iPhone can be currently pulled from iCloud and other sources, we enlisted the help of a pair of software tools from Elcomsoft. These tools are essentially professional-level, forensic software used by law enforcement and other organizations to collect data. But to show that an attacker wouldn’t necessarily need that to gain access to phone data, we also used a pair of simpler “hacks,” attacking a family member’s account (again, with permission) by using only an iPhone and iTunes running on a Windows machine.

5 September, 2014 | Mashable - http://mashable.com/

For just $200, and a little bit of luck, I was able to successfully crack my own iCloud password and use EPPB to download my entire iCloud backup from my iPhone. For $400, I could have successfully pulled in my iCloud data without a password and with less than 60 seconds of access to a Mac or Windows computer where I was logged into iCloud.

5 September, 2014 | Tom's Guide - http://www.tomsguide.com/

Following the very public leaks of private intimate photos of celebrities, many of whom are also iPhone owners, some security experts say Apple may have made it too easy for thrill-seekers to guess celebrities' usernames and then "restore" backed-up photos to their own iPhones. That's just one reason many people are worried.

5 September, 2014 | RT - http://rt.com/

The major leak of nude celebrity photos last weekend was made possible by software designed to let law enforcement lift data from iPhones with ease. The software is used in tandem with a tool made public recently that can crack Apple iCloud passwords.

4 September, 2014 | PC World - http://www.pcworld.com

There’s a seedy trade in compromising photos stored in Apple iCloud accounts, and it is in part aided by a software program that cleanly collects the data. Some of the nude celebrity photos are believed to have first been circulated on Anon-IB, a definitely not safe-for-work forum. As reported by Wired, the forum is full of offers for iCloud “ripping,” or downloading the entire contents of an account.