Passware, Author at Forensic Focus

Passware Kit 2022 v4 – Evidence Discovery on macOS Ventura

26th October 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit 2022 v4 Support for macOS Ventura Password recovery and data extraction from 1Password v8 Faster VeraCrypt password recovery Password recovery for a specified QuickBooks account Improved Windows password reset for UEFI systems New dictionary: Vietnamese… Read more

GPU-Accelerated Passcode Recovery for Samsung With the Newly Released Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v4

13th October 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v4: No longer a Beta version Decryption and data extraction for Samsung Exynos-based devices Instant decryption of Dashlane on iOS Support for iOS 15.6 – 15.7 Ability to resume password recovery if the… Read more

Breaking Password Managers: How Easy Is It and What’s Inside?

16th September 2022

We are using longer and more complex passwords to protect our accounts. Hence, keeping track of numerous password combinations has become a task on its own. That is why more and more people are turning to password managers. Be it… Read more

Passware Kit 2022 v3 – Deleted Data Recovery from Encrypted FileVault/APFS Images

28th July 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit 2022 v3: Recovery of deleted data for APFS images Decryption of QuickBooks for Mac 2022 databases GPU acceleration for bcrypt password recovery Updated password recovery for Acronis backups Password recovery for Dashlane for Mac Improved… Read more

Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v3 – GPU-Accelerated Password Recovery for MediaTek-Based LG Smartphones

13th July 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v3: GPU-accelerated password recovery for MediaTek-based LG devices Data extraction from applications on LG: Signal, Wickr, 1Password iOS 15.5 support Support for Apple devices with A9X chip Support for HFS+ (iOS prior to… Read more

Passware Kit 2022 v2 – Password Recovery for bcrypt Hashes and OpenCL Acceleration on macOS

13th April 2022

What’s new in Passware Kit 2022 v2: Password recovery for bcrypt hash Passware Kit for Mac with GPU acceleration support QuickBooks 2022 support Windows Hello protectors bypass for Windows 11 OneNote Revision Store support FDE decryption improvements Password recovery for… Read more

A Deep Dive into Apple Keychain Decryption

9th March 2022

When it comes to the forensic investigation of Apple devices, a Keychain analysis is of particular importance. Not only does Keychain contain passwords from websites and applications, but it can also provide computer forensics with access to the same user’s… Read more

Passware Kit Mobile Now Supports iOS 15.3 and Exports Data as DAR Archives

21st February 2022

Passware has released Passware Kit Mobile 2022.2.1 with support for iOS 15.3 and an option to save acquired file systems as DAR archives. This allows computer forensics to seamlessly analyze the mobile data decrypted and extracted by the Passware Kit… Read more

Passware Kit Forensic T2 Add-on: The First Password Recovery Tool for Macs With T2 Chips

4th February 2022

Passware continues to deliver cutting-edge decryption solutions for the forensic community. We are excited to announce the first forensic tool that recovers passwords for Macs with Apple T2 Security Chips! Passware Kit Forensic T2 Add-on runs on Windows or macOS… Read more

Passware Kit 2022 v1: Full Support for Windows 11, macOS Monterey, and Acronis Backup Passwords

18th January 2022

Passware Kit 2022 v1 fully supports the latest OS releases: Windows 11 and macOS Monterey, including BitLocker and APFS decryption, extraction of SAM passwords, and password recovery for Keychain files. We are continually expanding the range of file types and… Read more

Passware Kit Mobile – Now with iOS 15.2 Support

12th January 2022

Passware forensic products are used by the world’s top law enforcement agencies to crack cases where decryption is required. Now, the range of decryption solutions is topped up by Passware Kit Mobile – a forensic tool that extracts and decrypts… Read more

The New NVIDIA RTX 3080 Has Double The Number Of CUDA Cores, But Is There A 2x Performance Gain?

21st December 2020

The NVIDIA GPU release cycle is about two years: the RTX 2080 Ti was announced back in August 2018, with 4,352 CUDA cores, 1.2 times more cores than the previous generation GTX 1080 Ti, and it has exactly twice the… Read more

The New Passware Kit 2021 v1: Bootable Memory Imager And Instant APFS Decryption

17th December 2020

Memory analysis is an essential method of electronic evidence discovery. It allows computer forensics to decrypt hard disks and files and extract encryption keys and passwords. We are proud to introduce Passware Bootable Memory Imager – a new UEFI compatible … Read more

Extracting Passwords From The Acquired Windows Registry

25th November 2020

The Microsoft Windows operating system stores passwords and other login data for the installed applications on a system disk in the user profile directory, as well as in a hierarchical Windows registry database. By acquiring this database from a target… Read more

The New Passware Kit 2020 v4: Mask Attack, Latest iWork, and CSV Reports

15th October 2020

The brute-force approach is the most time-consuming password recovery method. We are proud to share that we have introduced Mask attack that significantly reduces the time spent on password recovery by skipping unnecessary character combinations. The new version of Passware… Read more

The New Passware Kit 2020 v3: Recovers Passwords for TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt Protected with Keyfiles

15th July 2020

VeraCrypt and TrueCrypt continue to be two of the most complex types of encryption to bypass. Both tools provide an option to use keyfiles for encrypting volumes. The content of the keyfile (or multiple keyfiles) is combined with the password,… Read more