ElcomSoft Recovers Encrypted Backups to iPhone and iPod Touch Devices with iOS 4 Software Update
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Posted on June 21, 2010 at 5:49:01 PM
ElcomSoft Recovers Encrypted Backups to iPhone and iPod Touch Devices with iOS 4 Software Update
MOSCOW, June 21, 2010-- ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. updates Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker, a
GPU-accelerated password recovery tool to unlock encrypted iPhone and iPod
Touch backups, with iOS 4 Software support. The support of the latest iOS
enables ElcomSoft's forensic customers to access information stored in Apple
devices updated with latest software, including the upcoming iPhone 4.
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker continues to support original and
"jailbroken" Apple devices working under iPhone OS and the new iOS. Apple
iTunes is not required to recover passwords to offline backups.
Background
Apple has sold more than a hundred million devices working with iOS, a
mobile operating system formerly known as iPhone OS, including iPhone, iPod
Touch and iPad. With over a hundred new features, the iOS 4 Software Update
is considered the most significant update for Apple mobile devices ever.
Among other things, the updated software employs a new format for saving
backups. Apple has changed the algorithm protecting encrypted backups for its
iOS devices, making the backup process faster while strengthening the
protection even further compared to prior releases. The company has
significantly improved protection of encrypted backups, making password
recovery attacks even harder. In addition, the encryption is now moved into
the kernel of the new iOS as opposed to user-mode operation found in the
older systems.
The backups contain essential information about the use of the device,
including phone books, call logs, SMS archives, calendars, camera snapshots,
voice mail and email account settings, applications, Web browsing history and
cache. In addition, iPhone 3G and 3GS backups store information about the
latest known GPS position of the device.
About Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker grants forensic access to protected
information stored in Apple devices running iPhone OS or using the new
software update, iOS 4. Equipped with advanced dictionary attacks and a wide
range of permutations, Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker employs ATI and
NVIDIA hardware to speed up the recovery of plain-text passwords protecting
data backups of original and modified ("jailbroken") iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS,
iPhone 4, iPad and iPod Touch 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen devices. ElcomSoft
patent-pending GPU acceleration helps unlock encrypted backups orders of
magnitude faster than traditional CPU-only algorithms, which is essential
considering the strengthened protection found in iOS 4 devices.
GPU-accelerated performance is automatically available on multiple high-end
and consumer video cards based on NVIDIA and ATI chip sets.
About ElcomSoft Co.Ltd.
Founded in 1990, ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. develops state-of-the-art computer
forensics tools, provides computer forensics training and computer evidence
consulting services. Since 1997, ElcomSoft has been providing support to
businesses, law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft
tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, multiple branches of
the military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major
accounting firms. ElcomSoft and its officers are members of the Russian
Cryptology Association. ElcomSoft is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and
an Intel Software Partner. More information at http://www.elcomsoft.com/
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker supports Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003 and 2008, Windows Vista or Windows 7 with x32 and x64
architectures. Downloadable evaluation version of Elcomsoft iPhone Password
Breaker is available at http://iphone.elcomsoft.com/
These benchmarks are missing NVIDIA's latest boards based on the new
Fermi chipset, NVIDIA's next generation GPU architecture. NVIDIA Tesla
S2050/S2070 are claimed to surpass everything announced by NVIDIA's
competitors, but will be available only in Q2/Q3'2010.
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.
http://www.elcomsoft.com/
info@elcomsoft.com
Contact:
Vladimir Katalov, CEO
pr@elcomsoft.com
Source: Elcomsoft Co.Ltd.
Vladimir Katalov, CEO, pr@elcomsoft.com, telephone +7-495-974-1162
MOSCOW, June 21, 2010-- ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. updates Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker, a
GPU-accelerated password recovery tool to unlock encrypted iPhone and iPod
Touch backups, with iOS 4 Software support. The support of the latest iOS
enables ElcomSoft's forensic customers to access information stored in Apple
devices updated with latest software, including the upcoming iPhone 4.
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker continues to support original and
"jailbroken" Apple devices working under iPhone OS and the new iOS. Apple
iTunes is not required to recover passwords to offline backups.
Background
Apple has sold more than a hundred million devices working with iOS, a
mobile operating system formerly known as iPhone OS, including iPhone, iPod
Touch and iPad. With over a hundred new features, the iOS 4 Software Update
is considered the most significant update for Apple mobile devices ever.
Among other things, the updated software employs a new format for saving
backups. Apple has changed the algorithm protecting encrypted backups for its
iOS devices, making the backup process faster while strengthening the
protection even further compared to prior releases. The company has
significantly improved protection of encrypted backups, making password
recovery attacks even harder. In addition, the encryption is now moved into
the kernel of the new iOS as opposed to user-mode operation found in the
older systems.
The backups contain essential information about the use of the device,
including phone books, call logs, SMS archives, calendars, camera snapshots,
voice mail and email account settings, applications, Web browsing history and
cache. In addition, iPhone 3G and 3GS backups store information about the
latest known GPS position of the device.
About Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker grants forensic access to protected
information stored in Apple devices running iPhone OS or using the new
software update, iOS 4. Equipped with advanced dictionary attacks and a wide
range of permutations, Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker employs ATI and
NVIDIA hardware to speed up the recovery of plain-text passwords protecting
data backups of original and modified ("jailbroken") iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS,
iPhone 4, iPad and iPod Touch 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen devices. ElcomSoft
patent-pending GPU acceleration helps unlock encrypted backups orders of
magnitude faster than traditional CPU-only algorithms, which is essential
considering the strengthened protection found in iOS 4 devices.
GPU-accelerated performance is automatically available on multiple high-end
and consumer video cards based on NVIDIA and ATI chip sets.
About ElcomSoft Co.Ltd.
Founded in 1990, ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. develops state-of-the-art computer
forensics tools, provides computer forensics training and computer evidence
consulting services. Since 1997, ElcomSoft has been providing support to
businesses, law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft
tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, multiple branches of
the military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major
accounting firms. ElcomSoft and its officers are members of the Russian
Cryptology Association. ElcomSoft is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and
an Intel Software Partner. More information at http://www.elcomsoft.com/
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker supports Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003 and 2008, Windows Vista or Windows 7 with x32 and x64
architectures. Downloadable evaluation version of Elcomsoft iPhone Password
Breaker is available at http://iphone.elcomsoft.com/
These benchmarks are missing NVIDIA's latest boards based on the new
Fermi chipset, NVIDIA's next generation GPU architecture. NVIDIA Tesla
S2050/S2070 are claimed to surpass everything announced by NVIDIA's
competitors, but will be available only in Q2/Q3'2010.
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.
http://www.elcomsoft.com/
info@elcomsoft.com
Contact:
Vladimir Katalov, CEO
pr@elcomsoft.com
Source: Elcomsoft Co.Ltd.
Vladimir Katalov, CEO, pr@elcomsoft.com, telephone +7-495-974-1162