The “user must’ve been logged in to iCloud Control Panel on that PC at the time the computer is seized. It’s not black magic, but works as a command-line tool extracting the iCloud binary authentication token.
APPLE SERIAL NUMBER SOLVED BY FORENSIC CRACKER
Some people pay little attention when there’s a new password cracker because they think along the “bite me” lines of “big deal ‘cause I have a 30-character password securing my account good luck cracking that.” Other folks are on the other side of the spectrum, knowing a rainbow table isn’t exactly necessary for a highly guessable password like “password” or “123456.” But if you are a big fan of Apple and of iCloud storage, then you might be interested to learn there’s a new forensic tool capable of “over-the-air acquisition of iCloud data without having the original Apple ID and password.”įor the last two years, Elcomsoft has been able to remotely access and download iOS mobile backups so long as the Apple ID was known but now the $399 forensic edition of Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker allows “ breaking into iCloud, no password required and no Apple ID required either.” Elcomsoft’s Vladimir Katalov advised cops and forensic investigators not to get too excited as “you’ll still need the suspect’s PC with iCloud Control Panel installed.”