By Jeremy Kirk | IDG News Service/ Posted on June 18, 2014

 

Moscow-based Elcomsoft has developed a tool to collect iCloud backup files without knowing a person's Apple ID, a development intended to help law enforcement analyze seized computers.

The company, which specializes in forensic tools, said the feature has been incorporated into the forensics edition of Phone Password Breaker, which can crack password-protected backups for Apple and BlackBerry devices.

Elcomsoft previously figured out how to access iOS mobile backups remotely without having a person's actual device. But to do that, law enforcement did need to have a person's Apple account credentials.

 

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