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        "msgid": "getting-to-know-cellebrite-the-israeli-company-specialising-in-mobile-phone-cracking-1774770680",
        "date": "2026-03-29 14:11:29",
        "title": "Getting to Know Cellebrite, the Israeli Company Specialising in Mobile Phone Cracking",
        "author": "Reska K. Nistanto",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Cellebrite, an Israeli forensics firm, gained prominence after reportedly assisting the FBI in unlocking an iPhone linked to the San Bernardino terrorist attack, despite Apple's refusal to comply. The company, originally focused on data transfer services for mobile retailers, has evolved into a specialist in bypassing smartphone security for law enforcement purposes. Cellebrite claims its tools can access data on over 1,000 device models, including modern operating systems and encrypted messaging apps, highlighting the growing role of commercial tech in digital investigations.",
        "content": "<p>Last February, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation\n(FBI) caused a stir by requesting that Apple unlock an iPhone device\nbelonging to a suspect in the San Bernardino shooting case. Apple flatly\nrefused the request. However, a month later, the FBI announced that it\nhad successfully unlocked the iPhone in question and accessed the data\ninside it with the help of a \u201cthird party\u201d. The identity of this third\nparty was not disclosed, but the name of an Israeli company was widely\nlinked to the case. It is Cellebrite, a specialist in smartphone\ncracking that offers its services commercially. In an interview with the\nBBC, as summarised by KompasTekno on Tuesday (29\/11\/2016), Cellebrite\nclaimed it could bypass the defences of various modern smartphones. \u201cWe\ncan access all the data on the phone,\u201d said Yuval Ben Moshe, VP of\nBusiness Development for Forensics at Cellebrite, while demonstrating\nthe capabilities of a special tool from Cellebrite in cracking\nsmartphones. For example, a Galaxy S5 device running an older version of\nAndroid 4.2 was used. Even though it was locked with fingerprint lock\nand PIN, Moshe easily unlocked the security on the phone after\nconnecting it to a special device shaped like a tablet. Moshe said his\nteam is capable of cracking devices running the latest operating\nsystems, as well as unlocking data from conversations in instant\nmessaging applications. Who is Cellebrite? This company, owned by Sun\nCorporation, is a data forensics firm specialising in data acquisition,\ndata transfer, and analysis of mobile phones and devices based in Petah\nTikva, Israel. For years, the FBI has relied on Cellebrite\u2019s services to\ncrack phones owned by suspects in criminal cases. Cellebrite initially\ndid not operate in the field of phone cracking. The company, founded in\n1999, began by offering data transfer services from one phone to\nanother. This was needed by mobile retailers when customers upgraded\nfrom old phones to new ones. Later, Cellebrite developed its expertise\ninto a new business, offering tools to bypass security and extract data\nfrom phones for \u201cforensic and law enforcement\u201d purposes. In early 2007,\nwhen it first marketed its tool, Cellebrite claimed it could crack \u201cmore\nthan 1,000 device models\u201d consisting of various phones and PDAs.<\/p>",
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