Posts Tagged ‘Android’

The main function of the SIM card is the identification of a user of a cellular phone on the network so that he can access its services.

DFU Mode or Device Firmware Upgrade mode allows all devices to be restored from any state. It is essentially a mode where the BootROM. DFU is burned into the hardware, so it cannot be removed.

Magnet Acquire (Magnet Forensics) is a free forensic tool that is becoming more and more popular. Among other devices, you can use it for forensic acquisition of Android smartphones and tablets. Since extracted data is stored in an archive of its own format, it is not always possible to analyze them with other mobile forensic tools. This article will show you how to analyze a logical image created with Acquire using UFED Physical Analyzer (Cellebrite).

Sometimes a question is asked at forensic conferences and on Internet sites: “Is it possible to create a complete copy of the memory of a mobile device without superuser’s privileges (i.e. create a full copy of the memory of the” non-rooted “mobile device)?” Yes, it is possible. You can use hardware methods to create a complete copy of the memory of such a device: a method of connecting to a device using the testing and debugging interface (JTAG interface), or a method of reading data directly from a memory chip (“chip-off” method) as well as software methods. Using software methods that typically exploit various vulnerabilities in system software you [...]