Elcomsoft Phone Viewer 4.60 reveals Restrictions and Screen Time passwords, decrypts Signal history

Elcomsoft Phone Viewer can now recover and display Restrictions and Screen Time passwords when analysing iOS local backups. In addition, EPV 4.60 decrypts and displays conversation histories in Signal, one of the world’s most secure messaging apps.

👉 https://www.elcomsoft.com/news/724.html

#iphone #ios #signal #mobileforensics #screentime #password #messenger

Researching Confide Messenger Encryption

iPhone users have access to literally hundreds of instant messaging apps. These apps range all the way from the built-in iMessage app to the highly secure Signal messengers, with all stops in between. Many of the messaging apps are marketed as ‘secure’ or ‘protected’ messengers, touting end-to-end encryption and zero retention policies. We routinely verify such claims by analyzing the security of various instant messaging apps. It turned out that the degree of protection can vary greatly, having little to do with the developers’ claims. Today we’ll check out Confide, a tool advertising unprecedented level of security.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2020/06/researching-confide-messenger-encryption/

#confide #cybersec #mobileforensics #dfir #smartphone #iphone #messenger #datasecurity