The news that Cellebrite was helping the FBI was revealed on March 21, meaning that it seemingly took the Israeli company a week to hack the mobile.
Speaking to the JC in 2013, co-chief executive Yossi Carmil explained his company’s capabilities, saying: “Our Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) is able to retrieve data from a mobile phone — from the technology of a suspicious person.
“We recognised the need to create software capable of satisfying law enforcement needs.”
He added that “someone could think that if they press delete the message is gone — but it’s not the case”.
Both Cellebrite and the FBI have refused to comment.
