Author Archives: Lee Reiber

About Lee Reiber

Pioneering mobile device forensic examiner, consultant and trainer, software development innovator and former LE officer with the Boise Police Department

Data back-up using manufacturer’s software

If you use software such as Blackberry Desktop Software and iTunes to create back-up files, always test new versions to verify the settings. Recently, newer versions have had changes to the default settings. You do not want to find your contacts … Continue reading

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When is a picture more than just a picture?

An iPhone 3G was received for analysis. The owner had reportedly taken video of an assault and subsequently deleted the video. The device was user jailbroken and had the “Cycorder” app installed. This app uses the onboard still camera with … Continue reading

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Samsung Lock Location

In processing a Samsung SCH-U740 it was found to have a lock code enabled. Utilizing Bitpim’s File-system view I was able to obtain the file-system and hopefully the lock code in the normal areas of nvm_0002, nvm_security etc. In examining … Continue reading

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Dont Forget The Filesystem

Lets talk about phones! Of course the first step should be ALWAYS to isolate the handset from the cellular network but most important step when EXAMING the cellular device. FILESYSTEM, FILESYSTEM, FILESYSTEM. Did I say filesystem. The filesystem, if available, … Continue reading

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MFI Training Series vol 1 -Process

This blogging will be quite interesting and I think might help express the ideas and theories I always yell at students about in class (sorry students but passion is passion). I think I will start a series on process. Let’s … Continue reading

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Some RegEx’in

Hey we have started the MFI 303 course where we cover grabbing some serious artifacts from the cellphone fileystems.  Do you know that the majority of cellular extraction tools only parse out about 40% of actual data.  What I mean … Continue reading

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Welcome

Welcome to the mobile forensics inc blog.  I think this may be a way for me to stay on top of any issues that I might run into.  Our Newsletter has been a bit backlogged just becuase of the crazy … Continue reading

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