Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit 8.30 adds low-level extraction support to iOS 16 through 16.3.1 on recent Apple devices

ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. releases Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit 8.30, a major update to the company’s mobile forensic extraction tool for Apple devices. The new release delivers low-level file system extraction support to Apple devices based on Apple A12 Bionic through A16 Bionic and Apple Silicon chips. The latest versions, 8.30 (Mac only) and 7.90 (Mac and Windows), are designed to support models such as the Xs/Xr, all the way up to the current range of iPhone 14 through iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as M1 and M2-based iPads.

The new low-level extraction method utilizes Elcomsoft proprietary extraction agent, enables full access to the file system and includes the ability to extract sandboxed app data, system databases and other information available in the file system.

Elcomsoft will continue researching the vulnerability used in this release to expand the amount of extractable information, with keychain decryption and iOS 16.4 support planned for the next update. The company remains committed to offering innovative solutions to digital forensic investigators worldwide, and this latest release is a testament to its ongoing dedication to this mission.

With this update, Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit remains one of the most advanced yet affordable iOS acquisition tools on the market, and is the only forensic tool for extracting Apple Watch, Apple TV, and HomePod devices. The toolkit supports all possible acquisition methods including advanced logical, agent-based and checkm8-based low-level extraction.

About Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit

Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit provides forensic access to encrypted information stored in popular Apple devices running iOS, offering file system imaging and keychain extraction from the latest generations of iOS devices. By performing low-level extraction of the device, the Toolkit offers instant access to all protected information including SMS and email messages, call history, contacts and organizer data, Web browsing history, voicemail and email accounts and settings, stored logins and passwords, geolocation history, conversations carried over all instant messaging apps, including the most secure ones such as Signal, Wickr, and Telegram, as well as all application-specific data saved in the device.

About ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.

Founded in 1990, ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. is a global industry-acknowledged expert in computer and mobile forensics providing tools, training, and consulting services to law enforcement, forensics, financial and intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft pioneered and patented numerous cryptography techniques, setting and exceeding expectations by consistently breaking the industry’s performance records. ElcomSoft is Microsoft Certified Partner, and Intel Software Premier Elite Partner.