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Mobile device forensics is a branch of digital forensics relating to recovery of digital evidence or data from a mobile device under forensically sound conditions. The phrase mobile device usually refers to mobile phones; however, it can also relate to any digital device that has both internal memory and communication ability, including PDA devices, GPS devices and tablet computers.
Rooting[ 1] is the process by which users of Android devices can attain privileged control (known as root access) over various subsystems of the device, usually smartphones and tablets. Because Android is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel, rooting an Android device gives similar access to administrative ( superuser) permissions as ...
XRY (software) XRY is a digital forensics and mobile device forensics product by the Swedish company MSAB used to analyze and recover information from mobile devices such as mobile phones, smartphones, GPS navigation tools and tablet computers. It consists of a hardware device with which to connect phones to a PC and software to extract the data.
A SIM swap scam (also known as port-out scam, SIM splitting, [ 1] simjacking, and SIM swapping) [ 2] is a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets a weakness in two-factor authentication and two-step verification in which the second factor or step is a text message (SMS) or call placed to a mobile telephone.
Simjacker is a cellular software exploit for SIM Cards discovered by AdaptiveMobile Security. [1] 29 countries are vulnerable according to ZDNet. [2]The vulnerability has been exploited primarily in Mexico, but also Colombia and Peru, according to the Wall Street Journal, [3] where it was used to track the location of mobile phone users without their knowledge.
A personal unblocking key ( PUK ), sometimes called personal unblocking code ( PUC ), is used in SIM cards to reset a personal identification number (PIN) that has been lost or forgotten. Most mobile phones offer the feature of PIN protection. After switching on the phone, if the PIN security function is active, the user is required to enter a ...
List of Windows Phone 8 devices. This is a list of hardware devices that are shipped with Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system. HTC Corporation, Samsung, Nokia and Huawei have all launched Windows Phone 8 based devices. The list, sorted by processor and screen resolution, contains devices that have been confirmed and officially ...
An eSIM ( embedded SIM) is a form of SIM card that is embedded directly into a device. Instead of an integrated circuit located on a removable SIM card, typically made of PVC, an eSIM consists of software installed onto an eUICC chip permanently attached to a device. If the eSIM is eUICC-compatible, it can be re-programmed with new SIM information.