Forensic guide to iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Skype data acquisition

Instant messaging apps have become the de-facto standard of real-time, text-based communications. The acquisition of instant messaging chats and communication histories can be extremely important for an investigation. In this article, we compare the five top instant messaging apps for iOS in the context of their forensic analysis.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2020/04/forensic-guide-to-imessage-whatsapp-telegram-signal-and-skype-data-acquisition/

#telegram #skype #imessage #whatsapp #signal #iphone #messengers #secretchats #messages #mobilesecurity #mobileforensics

ElcomSoft extracts passwords from instant messengers

Advanced IM Password Recovery received an update, adding support for the latest versions of a large number of instant messaging apps. Version 4.91 can now extract account passwords from the newest releases of PalTalk, Pigin, Psi Jabber client, Gadu-Gadu, Gajim, Trillian, BigAnt, and Brosix instant messengers, as well as backup and restore Skype passwords.

👉 https://www.elcomsoft.com/news/783.html

#skype #paltalk #trillian #passwords #authentication #messengers

Instant Messengers: Authentication Methods and Instant Password Extraction

iMessage, Hangouts, Skype, Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp are familiar, while PalTalk, Pigin, Psi Jabber client, Gadu-Gadu, Gajim, Trillian, BigAnt or Brosix are relatively little known. The tools from the first group are not only more popular but infinitely more secure compared to the tools from the second group. In this publication we’ll review the authentication methods used by the various instant messengers, and attempt to extract a password to the user’s account.

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2021/08/instant-messengers-authentication-methods-and-instant-password-extraction/

#mobileforensics #messengers