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Cellebrite UFED

Definition

Cellebrite Universal Forensic Extraction Device. The dominant commercial mobile forensics platform in Indian state cyber cells and at CFSL Hyderabad. Combines acquisition (logical, file system, physical) with the Physical Analyzer analysis suite. Frequently paired with Magnet AXIOM for cross-validation.

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Chip-Off
NIST SP 800-101 R1 Level 5 acquisition. Desoldering the NAND or eMMC chip from the PCB and reading it directly with a...
Faraday Bag
A signal-blocking pouch with conductive mesh lining that prevents cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC signals from reaching a seized phone. The standard...
JTAG
Joint Test Action Group standard (IEEE 1149.1) for chip-level debugging. The test access port left on a phone's PCB lets a forensic...
Logical Extraction
NIST SP 800-101 R1 Level 2 acquisition. Uses the OS-exposed backup APIs (Android ADB backup, iOS iTunes/Finder backup, MTP for media) to...
Physical Extraction
An acquisition method that reads the raw storage medium, producing a bit-for-bit image from which allocated and deleted data can both be...

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