Cellebrite
Encyclopedia
Founded in 1999, Cellebrite is a global company known for its work in the cellular (wireless) industry. Cellebrite has offices in the US
, Israel
and Germany
.
Cellebrite claims that its customers include the world’s largest mobile operators and deployments by more than 140 major carriers. Cellebrite is the only company that works directly with the handset
manufacturers to ensure compatibility before the latest devices are released to the public.
Cellebrite is a fully owned subsidiary
of the Sun Corporation, a listed Japan
ese company (6736/JQ).
The Cellebrite UME series is designed for wireless carriers and retails. The UME transfers a wireless phone subscriber's mobile phone content - phonebooks, SMS messages, pictures, videos, ringtones, audio files and more - from one mobile phone to another, regardless of mobile vendor, model, technology or carrier.
Cellebrite also offers a number of mobile apps, including CelleGuard, CelleShare and CelleSync.
CelleGuard is a "phone protection service for lost and stolen phones" It offers the user the ability to:
Locate the phone, Sound an alarm, Take a photo, Lock the phone, Wipe phone content and/or Send notifications to the phone.
CelleShare aggregates social networking services in a single mobile application. Manage content from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Picasa all from one app.
CelleSync backsup contact lists,messages, photos, videos and music. It allows the user to backup, manage, edit, sync and migrate via the web using OTA (Over The Air) content synchronization
The Cellebrite 'Universal Forensic Extraction Device' (UFED) is a tool for mobile phone, smartphone
, and PDA
forensics. As of September 2010 the UFED was compatible with over 2,500 mobile phones (including GSM, TDMA
, CDMA, iDEN
). The standard package containing several dozen phone cables. The UFED had an integrated SIM
reader, with Wireless connection options also being integrated, such as IR
and Bluetooth
.
The UFED also supports native Apple iPod Touch
, and Apple iPhone
extraction on both 2G and 3G versions, as well as iOS4. This is clientless, and via a physical cable, and works on jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices.
Subject data can be retrieved via logical extraction or via physical extraction (i.e.: hex dump
). Moreover, all cable connectors from subject (source) side act as a write-blocker, being read-only via the onboard hardware chipset. Extracted data includes basic handset data, the phonebook, SMS
and MMS
messages, SIM data, multimedia (e.g. images and videos stored on the phone), and time and date stamps.
The American Civil Liberties Union
in Michigan has learned that the Michigan
state police have purchased some UFED's.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Cellebrite claims that its customers include the world’s largest mobile operators and deployments by more than 140 major carriers. Cellebrite is the only company that works directly with the handset
Handset
On a telephone, the handset is a device the user holds to the ear to hear the audio sound. Modern-day handsets usually contain the phone's microphone as well, but in early telephones the microphone was mounted directly on the telephone itself, which often was attached to a wall at a convenient...
manufacturers to ensure compatibility before the latest devices are released to the public.
Cellebrite is a fully owned subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of the Sun Corporation, a listed Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese company (6736/JQ).
The Cellebrite UME series is designed for wireless carriers and retails. The UME transfers a wireless phone subscriber's mobile phone content - phonebooks, SMS messages, pictures, videos, ringtones, audio files and more - from one mobile phone to another, regardless of mobile vendor, model, technology or carrier.
Cellebrite also offers a number of mobile apps, including CelleGuard, CelleShare and CelleSync.
CelleGuard is a "phone protection service for lost and stolen phones" It offers the user the ability to:
Locate the phone, Sound an alarm, Take a photo, Lock the phone, Wipe phone content and/or Send notifications to the phone.
CelleShare aggregates social networking services in a single mobile application. Manage content from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Picasa all from one app.
CelleSync backsup contact lists,messages, photos, videos and music. It allows the user to backup, manage, edit, sync and migrate via the web using OTA (Over The Air) content synchronization
The Cellebrite 'Universal Forensic Extraction Device' (UFED) is a tool for mobile phone, smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
, and PDA
PDA
A PDA is most commonly a Personal digital assistant, also known as a Personal data assistant, a mobile electronic device.PDA may also refer to:In science, medicine and technology:...
forensics. As of September 2010 the UFED was compatible with over 2,500 mobile phones (including GSM, TDMA
Digital AMPS
IS-54 and IS-136 are second-generation mobile phone systems, known as Digital AMPS . It was once prevalent throughout the Americas, particularly in the United States and Canada. D-AMPS is considered end-of-life, and existing networks have mostly been replaced by GSM/GPRS or CDMA2000...
, CDMA, iDEN
Iden
For other uses of the word, see Iden The Iden was an English automobile manufactured from 1904 until 1907. Designed by George Iden, formerly of Daimler, they were four-cylinder 10/17 hp and 25/35 hp shaft-driven cars; each came with "Idens's frictionless radial gearbox"....
). The standard package containing several dozen phone cables. The UFED had an integrated SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module is an integrated circuit that securely stores the International Mobile Subscriber Identity and the related key used to identify and authenticate subscriber on mobile telephony devices .A SIM is held on a removable SIM card, which...
reader, with Wireless connection options also being integrated, such as IR
Infrared Data Association
The Infrared Data Association defines physical specifications communications protocol standards for the short-range exchange of data over infrared light, for uses such as personal area networks ....
and Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
.
The UFED also supports native Apple iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
, and Apple iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
extraction on both 2G and 3G versions, as well as iOS4. This is clientless, and via a physical cable, and works on jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices.
Subject data can be retrieved via logical extraction or via physical extraction (i.e.: hex dump
Hex dump
In computing, a hex dump is a hexadecimal view of computer data, from RAM or from a file or storage device. Each byte is represented as a two-digit hexadecimal number. Hex dumps are commonly organized into rows of 8 or 16 bytes, sometimes separated by whitespaces...
). Moreover, all cable connectors from subject (source) side act as a write-blocker, being read-only via the onboard hardware chipset. Extracted data includes basic handset data, the phonebook, SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
and MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service
Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
messages, SIM data, multimedia (e.g. images and videos stored on the phone), and time and date stamps.
The American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
in Michigan has learned that the Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
state police have purchased some UFED's.