Android Recovery Acquisitions with Magnet AXIOM

In previous versions of Magnet AXIOM, you were required to unlock and enable USB debugging for Android device acquisitions or use Magnet ACQUIRE to load your own custom recovery images. Now, we’ve built this right into AXIOM, adding over 680 recovery profiles for Samsung devices with plans to add more in the future. Flashing a … Continued

Flash Recovery Images to More Than 650 Samsung Devices with Magnet AXIOM

Magnet AXIOM 1.1.2 is now available to download for customers — bringing with it the aforementioned integration with Griffeye and Project VIC, as well as significant developments in mobile acquisition, Portable Case, and BitLocker decryption. Get the latest version of Magnet AXIOM in the Customer Portal now. Enhanced Integration with Griffeye and Project VIC As … Continued

Gatekeeper Password Storage: How Android Secures Devices

In our new white paper on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) forensics, we talk a little bit about Gatekeeper password storage, a new-as-of-Lollipop feature designed to introduce a new level of obfuscation to PIN and pattern locks—both in file name and location, and in hash settings. In previous Android versions starting with 2.2, devices’ 4- to 16-digit … Continued

Demystifying Android Marshmallow Forensic Analysis

Mobile device encryption has been a headache for investigators ever since Apple introduced it with the iPhone 3GS and iOS 3.0. Since that time, encryption headaches have only accelerated, with Apple tying it to hardware (the A5 and later processing chips) and adding layers of data to its encryption. With Android in the game now … Continued

How to Solve Digital Forensics Challenges? Be Curious

A new Magnet Forensics white paper is coming soon, and while it focuses on the technical aspects of Android Marshmallow Forensics, running underneath those details is another theme: the only way to stay current on mobile device technology changes is to know how to get out in front of them. Yet few, if any, forensic … Continued

Magnet AXIOM Now Supports Signal Forensics

Encrypted chat apps can be some of the hardest nuts to crack — especially when someone is trying to cover their tracks in advance — but they can also be vitally important to an investigation . Signal is a popular chat app with an emphasis on privacy. It uses encryption on in-transit data, and Magnet … Continued

Magnet AXIOM 1.0.10 Now Lets You Decrypt iOS 10.2 iTunes Backups

New version also includes faster PhotoDNA processing, and support for KakaoTalk and Zalo. Magnet AXIOM 1.0.10  is now available for download! AXIOM 1.0.10 will give users: Decryption of iOS 10.2 iTunes Backups — We’re always working on giving investigators the tools to keep up with the latest encryption found in Apple’s software. Now, you can … Continued

Magnet AXIOM 1.0.9 Brings Improved Reporting and iCloud Backups

Including Parsing iCloud Backups, Sorting in Multi-Artifact View, New Exporting Options, Musical.ly Artifact Support, and More. Customer feedback is essential to maintain the quality of our products. We’ve been able to incorporate customer input on the features they are looking for in our latest release, Magnet AXIOM 1.0.9, which is available for download now.. Here … Continued