iOS Forensic Toolkit 10.12 extracts the full file system image and the decrypted keychain from yet another IoT device: Apple HomePod mini.
😀This is the first file system extraction of the device, the method uses the usbliter8 bootloader exploit and a custom adapter. This guide covers the hardware, the extraction and analysis steps.
Know your HomePod
Apple has shipped three HomePod models, each based on a different chip. Apple’s specifications do not list the processor; use the model identifier page and match it to the chip below:
🤩 HomePod (1st generation): A8.
🤩 HomePod mini: S5.
🤩 HomePod (2nd generation): S7.
🗣Let’s talk about why a forensic specialist needs to analyze a smart speaker and what will be required for that.
🆕Elcomsoft Phone Breaker 11.05: iCloud extraction support for iOS 27 and the iPhone 18 range🆕
⚡️Elcomsoft Phone Breaker 11.05 adds support for iCloud backups of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 devices, including the iPhone 18 lineup, and restores access to iCloud data on accounts where every registered device runs OS version 26 or 27.
The update includes:
⏺iCloud: added support for iPhone 18, 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max, and 18 Duo cloud backups
⏺iCloud: added support for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 iCloud backups
⏺iCloud: improved support for iCloud data (backups, synced, files) for accounts with OS 26/27 devices only
⏺Bugfix: fixed program initialization issue on Intel-based Macs