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# iOS Forensics References

Last update: April 17th 2023

DATA Partition (/private/var)

"/.fseventsd/" folder







/.fseventsd



Understanding MacOS File System Events with FSEventsParser

http://www.osdfcon.org/presentations/2017/Ibrahim-Understanding-MacOS-File-Ststem-Events-with-FSEvents-Parser.pdf

Mac OS X and iOS Forensics - Looking into the past with FSEvents

https://papers.put.as/papers/macosx/2017/summit_archive_1498158287.pdf

FSEvents Parser

https://github.com/dlcowen/FSEventsParser









"/containers/" folder







/containers/Data/System/"GUID"/Documents/storeSystem.db





/containers/Shared/SystemGroup/"GUID"/Library/BatteryLife/CurrentPowerlog.PLSQL



FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

On the Third Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – Application Usage to Determine Who Has Been Naughty or Nice

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/16/on-the-third-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-application-usage-to-determine-who-has-been-naughty-or-nice

On the Fourth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – Media Analysis to Prove You Listened to “All I Want for Christmas is You” Over and Over Since Before Thanksgiving

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/17/on-the-fourth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-media-analysis-to-prove-you-listened-to-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-over-and-over-since-before-thanksgiving

On the Sixth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – Blinky Things with Buttons – Device Status Analysis

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/19/on-the-sixth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-blinky-things-with-buttons-device-status-analysis

On the Seventh Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – A Good Conversation – Analysis of Communications and Data Usage

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/20/on-the-seventh-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-a-good-conversation-analysis-of-communications-and-data-usage

On the Eighth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – A Glorious Lightshow – Analysis of Device Connections

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/21/on-the-eighth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-a-glorious-lightshow-analysis-of-device-connections

On the Tenth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – An Oddly Detailed Map of My Recent Travels – iOS Location Analysis

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/23/on-the-tenth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-an-oddly-detailed-map-of-my-recent-travels-ios-location-analysis

APOLLO CurrentPowerLog Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_accessory_connection.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_airdrop.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_app_audio.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_app_deletion.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_app_info.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_app_nowplaying.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_app_usage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_app_usage_by_hour.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_assertion.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_audio_routing.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_awdl_states.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_backcamera_state.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_backlight_brightness.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_battery_level.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_battery_level_ui.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_bluetooth_device_state.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_button_state.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_camera_state.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_coalition_interval.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_device_lock_state.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_device_screen_autolock.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_device_telephony_activity.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_device_telephony_registration.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_device_volume.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_display.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_display_brightness.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_frontcamera_state.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_ids_messages.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_incallservice.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_kernel_task_monitor.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_lightning_connector_status.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_lightnining_connector_status.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_location_client_status.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_location_tech_status.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_mobilebackup.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_network_usage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_paired_device_config.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_power_state.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_powernap.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_process_data_usage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_process_id.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_process_monitor_dynamic.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_push_message_received.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_rapport_received_message.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_springboard_aggregate_bulletins.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_springboard_aggregate_notifications.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_timezone.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_torch_state.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_video.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_video_cmfile.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_video_cmhls.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_video_vtsession.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_wallet_card.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_wallet_transaction.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/powerlog_wifi_properties.txt

Time Well Spent: Precision Timing, Monotonic Clocks, and the PowerLogs Database for iOS

https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/time-well-spent-precision-timing-monotonic-clocks-and-the-powerlogs-database-for-ios/

Oh no! I have a wiped iPhone, now what?

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2021/05/oh-no-i-have-wiped-iphone-now-what.html

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/containers/Shared/SystemGroup/"GUID"/Library/Database/com.apple.MobileBluetooth.ledevices.other.db



Bluetooth – iOS

https://bitsplease4n6.wordpress.com/2020/12/17/bluetooth-ios/

How to Use iOS Bluetooth Connections to Solve Crimes Faster

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/frknihlg/release/1

How to Use iOS Bluetooth Connections to Solve Crimes Faster

https://cellebrite.com/en/how-to-use-ios-bluetooth-connections-to-solve-crimes-faster/

iLEAPP Bluetooth Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/bluetooth.py

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/containers/Shared/SystemGroup/"GUID"/Library/Database/com.apple.MobileBluetooth.ledevices.paired.db



Bluetooth – iOS

https://bitsplease4n6.wordpress.com/2020/12/17/bluetooth-ios/

How to Use iOS Bluetooth Connections to Solve Crimes Faster

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/frknihlg/release/1

How to Use iOS Bluetooth Connections to Solve Crimes Faster

https://cellebrite.com/en/how-to-use-ios-bluetooth-connections-to-solve-crimes-faster/

iLEAPP Bluetooth Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/bluetooth.py

EXTRACTING FORENSIC ARTIFACTS FROM APPLE CONTINUITY

https://smarterforensics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The-Cider-Press-DFIR_Summit2017.pdf

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/containers/Shared/SystemGroup/"GUID"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.MobileBluetooth.devices.plist



Bluetooth – iOS

https://bitsplease4n6.wordpress.com/2020/12/17/bluetooth-ios/

How to Use iOS Bluetooth Connections to Solve Crimes Faster

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/frknihlg/release/1

How to Use iOS Bluetooth Connections to Solve Crimes Faster

https://cellebrite.com/en/how-to-use-ios-bluetooth-connections-to-solve-crimes-faster/

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-beths-iphone.html

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Juan Mortyme

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/30/cellebrite-ctf-juan/

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iLEAPP Bluetooth Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/bluetooth.py

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083









"/db/" folder







/db/biome/



iOS 16 - Now You 'C' It, Now You Don't -- Breaking Down The Biomes Part 1

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-now-you-c-it-now-you-dont.html

iOS 16 Breaking Down the Biomes Part 2 - AppInstalls, AppLaunch, & AppIntents

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-2.html

iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes (Part 3) - Keeping up with CarPlay

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-3.html

iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes (Part 4) - Surfin' with Safari

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-4.html

iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes Part 5 -- "Hey Siri, find me some more data..."

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-5-hey.html

Bringing it Back With Biome Data

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/bringing-it-back-with-biome-data/

iLEAPP Biome Plugins

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeAppinstall.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeBacklight.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeBattperc.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeBluetooth.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeCarplayisconnected.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeDevplugin.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeHardware.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeInfocus.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeIntents.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeLocationactivity.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeNotes.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeNotificationsPub.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeNowplaying.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeSafari.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeSync.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeTextinputses.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeUseractmeta.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeWifi.py







/db/dhcpd_leases*



iLEAPP DHCP Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/dhcphp.py







/db/dhcpclient/



MAC Apt Networking Plugin

https://github.com/ydkhatri/mac_apt/wiki/NETWORKING

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Juan Mortyme

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/30/cellebrite-ctf-juan/

Apple TV Forensics 03: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/09/apple-tv-forensics-03-analysis/

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iLEAPP DHCP Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/dhcpl.py







/db/diagnostics/



Apple Unified Logging and Activity Tracing formats

https://github.com/libyal/dtformats/blob/main/documentation/Apple%20Unified%20Logging%20and%20Activity%20Tracing%20formats.asciidoc

Browsing the unified log in difficult circumstances

https://eclecticlight.co/2017/09/25/browsing-the-unified-log-in-difficult-circumstances/

Reviewing macOS Unified Logs

https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/reviewing-macos-unified-logs

Finding Waldo: Leveraging the Apple Unified Log for Incident Response

https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/how-to-leverage-apple-unified-log-for-incident-response/

https://objectivebythesea.org/v3/talks/OBTS_v3_jMusunuri_eMartin.pdf

Unified Log Reader

https://github.com/ydkhatri/UnifiedLogReader

Upgrade From NULL—Detecting iOS Wipe Artifacts

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/6i7d593n/release/1

Logs Unite! - Forensic Analysis of Apple Unified Logs

https://github.com/mac4n6/Presentations/blob/master/Logs%20Unite!%20-%20Forensic%20Analysis%20of%20Apple%20Unified%20Logs/LogsUnite.pdf

Introducing 'Analysis of Apple Unified Logs: Quarantine Edition' [Entry 0]

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/4/19/introducing-analysis-of-apple-unified-logs-quarantine-edition-entry-0









"/installd/" folder







/installd/Library/Logs/MobileInstallation/mobile_installation.log.*



CyberDefenders - Jailbreak CTF

https://www.netscylla.com/blog/2022/06/09/Cyberdefenders-Jailbreak-CTF.html

iOS Mobile Installation Logs

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/e5xlbw88/release/2

iOS Mobile Installation Logs

https://dfrws.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_review-ios_mobile_installation_logs.pdf

iOS Mobile Installation Logs Parser

https://abrignoni.blogspot.com/2019/01/ios-mobile-installation-logs-parser.html

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Using Apple “Bug Reporting” for forensic purposes

https://for585.com/sysdiagnose

Apple TV Forensics 03: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/09/apple-tv-forensics-03-analysis/

iLEAPP Mobile Installation Log Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/mobileInstall.py







/installd/Library/Logs/MobileInstallation/LastBuildInfo.plist



iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Ruth Langmore

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/11/02/cellebrite-ctf-ruth/

iLEAPP Last Build Info Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/lastBuild.py







/installd/Library/Logs/MobileInstallation/MigrationInfo.plist



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/







/installd/Library/Logs/MobileInstallation/RoleUserMigration.plist



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/









"/logs/" folder







/logs/lockdownd.log



So Long Lockdown!

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=9

KnowledgeC (and Friends)

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=2

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-beths-iphone.html

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/logs/usermanagerd.log.*





/logs/wifimanager.log







"/mobile/Containers/" folder







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/"Apple Safari GUID"/Library/Caches/com.apple.mobilesafari/Cache.db



Getting Started with iOS Forensics

https://www.systoolsgroup.com/forensics/sqlite/ios.html

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application//Library/Caches/com.apple.WebAppCache/ApplicationCache.db



Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application//Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies



Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/"Apple Safari GUID"/Library/ImageCache/Favicons/Favicon.db



Favicons

https://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=13

iLEAPP Favicon Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/safariFavicons.py







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/"Apple Safari GUID"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobilesafari.plist



iOS 14 - First Thoughts and Analysis

https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/09/ios-14-first-thoughts-and-analysis.html

iLEAPP Recent Web Searches Safari Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/safariRecentWebSearches.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/"Apple Safari GUID"/Library/Safari/Downloads/Downloads.plist



iOS / macOS - Tracking Downloads from Safari Without Downloads

https://blog.d204n6.com/2021/05/ios-macos-tracking-downloads-from.html

Safari and iPhone Internet History Parser

http://az4n6.blogspot.com/2014/07/safari-and-iphone-internet-history.html







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/"Apple Safari GUID"/Library/Safari/Thumbnails/



Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/"Apple Safari GUID"/Library/WebKit/WebsiteData/LocalStorage/



Mobile Cyber Forensic Investigations of Web3 Wallets on Android and iOS

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/21/11180

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/"Apple Maps GUID"/Library/Maps/GeoHistory.mapsdata



Just Call Me Buffy the Proto Slayer – An Initial Look into Protobuf Data in Mac and iOS Forensics

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2019/9/27/just-call-me-buffy-the-proto-slayer-an-initial-look-into-protobuf-data-in-mac-and-ios-forensics

ROTTEN TO THE CORE? NAH, IOS14 IS MOSTLY SWEET

https://smarterforensics.com/2020/09/rotten-to-the-core-nah-ios14-is-mostly-sweet/

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE APPLE MAPS ARTIFACTS… OR DID HE JUST HIDE THEM?

https://smarterforensics.com/2016/12/how-the-grinch-stole-apple-maps-artifacts-or-did-he-just-hide-them/

FIRST THE GRINCH AND NOW THE EASTER BUNNY! WHERE IS APPLE MAPS HIDING?

https://smarterforensics.com/2018/03/first-the-grinch-and-now-the-easter-bunny-where-is-apple-maps-hiding/

…WON’T YOU BACK THAT THING UP: A GLIMPSE OF IOS 13 ARTIFACTS

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/wont-you-back-that-thing-up-a-glimpse-of-ios-13-artifacts/

Find Me If You Can: Mobile GPS Mapping Applications Forensic Analysis & SNAVP the Open Source, Modular, Extensible Parser Analysis & SNAVP the Open Source, Modular, Extensible Parser

https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1414&context=jdfsl

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/"Apple Maps GUID"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Maps.plist



HOW THE GRINCH STOLE APPLE MAPS ARTIFACTS… OR DID HE JUST HIDE THEM?

https://smarterforensics.com/2016/12/how-the-grinch-stole-apple-maps-artifacts-or-did-he-just-hide-them/

FIRST THE GRINCH AND NOW THE EASTER BUNNY! WHERE IS APPLE MAPS HIDING?

https://smarterforensics.com/2018/03/first-the-grinch-and-now-the-easter-bunny-where-is-apple-maps-hiding/

…WON’T YOU BACK THAT THING UP: A GLIMPSE OF IOS 13 ARTIFACTS

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/wont-you-back-that-thing-up-a-glimpse-of-ios-13-artifacts/

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/"Apple Maps GUID"/Maps/MapsSync_0.0.1



What Apple Maps Activity Can be Found Using a Logical Extraction

https://lordtemplar1.wordpress.com/2022/05/08/what-apple-maps-activity-can-be-found-using-a-logical-extraction/

iOS14 Maps History BLOB Script

http://cheeky4n6monkey.blogspot.com/2020/11/ios14-maps-history-blob-script.html

https://github.com/cheeky4n6monkey/4n6-scripts/blob/master/iOS/ios14_maps_history.py

ROTTEN TO THE CORE? NAH, IOS14 IS MOSTLY SWEET

https://smarterforensics.com/2020/09/rotten-to-the-core-nah-ios14-is-mostly-sweet/

iLEAPP Maps Sync Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/mapsSync.py









"/mobile/Library/" folder







/mobile/Library/Accounts/Accounts3.sqlite



iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS - Tracking Device Migration

https://blog.d204n6.com/2021/06/ios-tracking-device-migration.html

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

Cellebrite CTF 2022 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/cellebrite-ctf-2022-beths-iphone.html

Magnet Forensics Virtual Summit 2023 CTF – iOS

https://www.forgottennook.com/blog/magnet-ios-2023

Case Study: Forensic Analysis of TikTok on iOS

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/h6vyh33u/release/1

iLEAPP Accounts Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/accs.py

Accounts3.sqlite query

https://github.com/kacos2000/Queries/blob/master/Accounts3_sqlite.sql

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb



Getting Started with iOS Forensics

https://www.systoolsgroup.com/forensics/sqlite/ios.html

Identification and analysis of email and contacts artefacts on iOS and OS X

https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/24600592/K.Ovens_PID4325955.pdf

TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE WHEN IT COMES TO MESSAGES IN IOS 11

https://smarterforensics.com/2017/09/time-is-not-on-our-side-when-it-comes-to-messages-in-ios-11/

…WON’T YOU BACK THAT THING UP: A GLIMPSE OF IOS 13 ARTIFACTS

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/wont-you-back-that-thing-up-a-glimpse-of-ios-13-artifacts/

ROTTEN TO THE CORE? NAH, IOS14 IS MOSTLY SWEET

https://smarterforensics.com/2020/09/rotten-to-the-core-nah-ios14-is-mostly-sweet/

How To Identify When an IPhone or iPad was Factory Reset

https://athenaforensics.co.uk/how-to-identify-when-an-iphone-or-ipad-was-factory-reset/

A Digital Forensic Analysis on the iCloud® and its Synchronization to Apple® Devices

https://www.marshall.edu/forensics/files/FRIEDMANRACHEL-Research-Paper-08242012.pdf

Upgrade From NULL—Detecting iOS Wipe Artifacts

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/6i7d593n/release/1

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

AddressBook.sqlitedb query

https://github.com/kacos2000/Queries/blob/master/AddressBook_sqlite.sql

iPhone Artifacts - Champlain College

https://www.champlain.edu/Documents/LCDI/iPhone%20Artifacts.pdf

iLEAPP Address Book Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/addressBook.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/AddressBook/AddressBookImages.sqlitedb



Identification and analysis of email and contacts artefacts on iOS and OS X

https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/24600592/K.Ovens_PID4325955.pdf

IOS 13 – SUMMARY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ENJOY THE CLIFFSNOTES

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/ios-13-summary-for-those-of-you-who-enjoy-the-cliffsnotes/

AddressBookImages.sqlitedb query

https://github.com/kacos2000/Queries/blob/master/AddressBookImages_sqlite.sql

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/AggregatedDictionary/ADDataStore.sqlitedb



Pincodes, Passcodes, & TouchID on iOS - An Introduction to the Aggregate Dictionary Database (ADDataStore.sqlite)

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2017/3/12/introduction-to-the-aggregate-dictionary-database-addatastoresqlite

On the Fifth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – A Stocking Full of Random Junk, Some of Which Might be Useful!

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/18/on-the-fifth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-a-stocking-full-of-random-junk-some-of-which-might-be-useful

FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

Forensics Tools: Stop Miscalculating iOS Usage Analytics!

https://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=2686

SANS 2022 DFIR Summit Queries

https://for585.com/dfirsummit22

APOLLO ADDataStore Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/aggregate_dictionary_scalars.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/aggregate_dictionary_distributed_keys.txt







/mobile/Library/AppConduit/AvailableApps.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/mobile/Library/AppConduit/AvailableCompanionApps.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/mobile/Library/Application Support/com.apple.remotemanagmentd/RMAdminStore-Cloud.sqlite




/mobile/Library/Application Support/com.apple.remotemanagmentd/RMAdminStore-Local.sqlite



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

ScreenTimeController

https://github.com/Evian-Zhang/ScreenTimeController/blob/master/README.md

Data Quality and Quantity – How to Get the Best of Both Worlds, Part 2 – Examining Screen Time Artifacts

https://cellebrite.com/en/data-quality-and-quantity-how-to-get-the-best-of-both-worlds-part-2-examining-screen-time-artifacts/

A Look Into Apple’s Screen Time Feature and What Insights It Lends To Digital Intelligence

https://cellebrite.com/en/a-look-into-apples-screen-time-feature-and-what-insights-it-lends-to-digital-intelligence/

iOS Screentine And Android Digital Wellbeing Apps

https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/ios-screentine-and-android-digital-wellbeing-apps/

Getting Evidence from iOS Screen Time Artifacts

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/getting-evidence-from-ios-screen-time-artifacts/

Plaso iOS SceenTime Parser

https://plaso.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_modules/plaso/parsers/sqlite_plugins/ios_screentime.html

A Look Into Apple’s Screen Time Feature and What Insights It Lends To Forensics

https://www.goldencelle.com/post/a-look-into-apple-s-screen-time-feature-and-what-insights-it-lends-to-forensics

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Ruth Langmore

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/11/02/cellebrite-ctf-ruth/

Magnet Forensics Virtual Summit 2023 CTF – iOS

https://www.forgottennook.com/blog/magnet-ios-2023

Magnet 2022 CTF – iOS15

https://bakerstreetforensics.com/2022/07/28/magnet-2022-ctf-ios15/

MAC Apt SceenTime Plugin

https://github.com/ydkhatri/mac_apt/blob/master/plugins/screentime.py

APOLLO ScreenTime Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/screentime_timed_items.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/screentime_counted_items.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/screentime_by_hour.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/screentime_by_category.txt







/mobile/Library/ApplicationSync/AssetSortOrder.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/mobile/Library/Assistant/SiriAnalytics.db



Sysdiagnose in iOS 16: a first look from a Digital Forensics perspective

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2022/11/sysdiagnose-in-ios-16-first-look-from.html







/mobile/Library/Biome/



Analyzing iOS Biome AppIntent Files

https://bluecrewforensics.com/2022/03/07/ios-app-intents/

iOS 16 - Now You 'C' It, Now You Don't -- Breaking Down The Biomes Part 1

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-now-you-c-it-now-you-dont.html

iOS 16 Breaking Down the Biomes Part 2 - AppInstalls, AppLaunch, & AppIntents

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-2.html

iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes (Part 3) - Keeping up with CarPlay

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-3.html

iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes (Part 4) - Surfin' with Safari

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-4.html

iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes Part 5 -- "Hey Siri, find me some more data..."

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-5-hey.html

Bringing it Back With Biome Data

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/bringing-it-back-with-biome-data/

An Alternate Location for Deleted SMS/iMessage Data in Apple Devices

https://sqlmcgee.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/an-alternate-location-for-deleted-sms-imessage-data-in-apple-devices-2/

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/yp6efc8q/release/1

Lagging for the Win: Querying for Negative Evidence in the sms.db

https://belkasoft.com/lagging-for-win

The Meaning of Messages

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/the-meaning-of-messages/

Magnet Forensics Virtual Summit 2023 CTF – iOS

https://www.forgottennook.com/blog/magnet-ios-2023

Magnet Virtual Summit 2023 CTF - iOS 16 iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2023/03/magnet-virtual-summit-2023-ctf-ios-16.html

iLEAPP Biome Plugins

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeAppinstall.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeBacklight.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeBattperc.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeBluetooth.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeCarplayisconnected.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeDevplugin.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeHardware.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeInfocus.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeIntents.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeLocationactivity.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeNotes.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeNotificationsPub.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeNowplaying.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeSafari.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeSync.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeTextinputses.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeUseractmeta.py

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/biomeWifi.py







/mobile/Library/BulletinBoard/ClearedSections.plist



Artifacts of an IOS device

https://infosecaddicts.com/artifacts-ios-device/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/







/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.Pasteboard/*





/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.findmy.fmipcore/



Stored AirTag (and Other) Aritfacts

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/04/airtag-youre-it.html

AirTags within iOS File Systems

https://medium.com/@Appalachian4n6/airtags-within-ios-file-systems-279dc783b69f

iLEAPP AirTags Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/airtags.py







/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.routined/Cache.sqlite



Locations, Locations, Locations

https://doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=14

https://doubleblak.com/BlogArticles/14/PDF2.pdf

On the Tenth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – An Oddly Detailed Map of My Recent Travels – iOS Location Analysis

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/23/on-the-tenth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-an-oddly-detailed-map-of-my-recent-travels-ios-location-analysis

FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

iOS Location Artifacts Explained

https://cellebrite.com/en/ios-location-artifacts-explained/

Location Data on iOS and Android Devices

https://cellebrite.com/en/episode-15-ibeg-to-dfir-location-data-on-ios-and-android-devices/

Apple Probably Knows What You Did Last Summer

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2018/06/apple-probably-knows-what-you-did-last-summer/

UAV Forensics: DJI Mini 2 Case Study

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352058134_UAV_Forensics_DJI_Mini_2_Case_Study

Magnet User Summit 2022 CTF - iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/magnet-user-summit-2022-ctf-iphone.html

Building a Pattern of Life - Leveraging Location and Health Data

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7THDwFkiM

SANS 2022 DFIR Summit Queries

https://for585.com/dfirsummit22

iPhone Device Speeds via Cache.sqlite > ZRTCLLOCATIONMO table

https://theforensicscooter.com/2021/09/22/iphone-device-speeds-in-cache-sqlite-zrtcllocationmo/

Vehicle and iPhone Speed Comparison

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/07/01/vehicle-and-iphone-speed-comparison/

Cache.sqlite query

https://github.com/ScottKjr3347/iOS_Cache.sqlite_Queries

APOLLO iOS Routined Cache Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cache_zrtcllocationmo.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cache_zrthintmo.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cache_zrvisitmo.txt

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.routined/Cloud.sqlite




/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.routined/Cloud-V2.sqlite



Locations, Locations, Locations

https://doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=14

https://doubleblak.com/BlogArticles/14/PDF2.pdf

On the Tenth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – An Oddly Detailed Map of My Recent Travels – iOS Location Analysis

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/23/on-the-tenth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-an-oddly-detailed-map-of-my-recent-travels-ios-location-analysis

FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

iOS Location Artifacts Explained

https://cellebrite.com/en/ios-location-artifacts-explained/

Location Data on iOS and Android Devices

https://cellebrite.com/en/episode-15-ibeg-to-dfir-location-data-on-ios-and-android-devices/

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-beths-iphone.html

Apple Probably Knows What You Did Last Summer

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2018/06/apple-probably-knows-what-you-did-last-summer/

Smartphone Privacy: How Your Smartphone Tracks Your Entire Life

https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018pek/materials/D2T2%20-%20How%20Your%20Smartphone%20Tracks%20Your%20Entire%20Life%20-%20Vladimir%20Katalov.pdf

Building a Pattern of Life - Leveraging Location and Health Data

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7THDwFkiM

SANS 2022 DFIR Summit Queries

https://for585.com/dfirsummit22

APOLLO iOS Routined Cloud Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cloud_visit_entry.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cloud_visit_exit.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cloud_visit_inbound_start.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cloud_visit_inbound_stop.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cloud_visit_outbound_start.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cloud_visit_outbound_stop.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cloud_address.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_cloud_mapitem.txt

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.routined/Local.sqlite



Locations, Locations, Locations

https://doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=14




https://doubleblak.com/BlogArticles/14/PDF2.pdf

On the Tenth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – An Oddly Detailed Map of My Recent Travels – iOS Location Analysis

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/23/on-the-tenth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-an-oddly-detailed-map-of-my-recent-travels-ios-location-analysis

FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

iOS Location Artifacts Explained

https://cellebrite.com/en/ios-location-artifacts-explained/

Location Data on iOS and Android Devices

https://cellebrite.com/en/episode-15-ibeg-to-dfir-location-data-on-ios-and-android-devices/

Building a Pattern of Life - Leveraging Location and Health Data

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7THDwFkiM

SANS 2022 DFIR Summit Queries

https://for585.com/dfirsummit22

Cellebrite CTF 2022 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/cellebrite-ctf-2022-beths-iphone.html

Smartphone Privacy: How Your Smartphone Tracks Your Entire Life

https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018pek/materials/D2T2%20-%20How%20Your%20Smartphone%20Tracks%20Your%20Entire%20Life%20-%20Vladimir%20Katalov.pdf

APOLLO iOS Routined Local Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_local_learned_location_of_interest_entry.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_local_learned_location_of_interest_exit.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_local_learned_location_of_interest_transition_start.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_local_learned_location_of_interest_transition_stop.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_local_vehicle_parked.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/routined_local_vehicle_parked_history.txt

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Calendar/Calendar.sqlitedb



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Magnet User Summit 2022 CTF - iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/magnet-user-summit-2022-ctf-iphone.html

Calendar.sqlitedb query

https://github.com/kacos2000/queries/blob/master/calendar_sqlitedb.sql

iLEAPP Calendar Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/calendarAll.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Calendar/Extras.db



Extras.db query

https://github.com/kacos2000/queries/blob/master/calendar_extras.sql







/mobile/Library/CallHistoryDB/CallHistory.storedata



Missing SQLite Records Analysis

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/33vkc2ul/release/1

A GLIMPSE OF IOS 10 FROM A SMARTPHONE FORENSIC PERSPECTIVE

https://smarterforensics.com/2016/09/a-glimpse-of-ios-10-from-a-smartphone-forensic-perspective/

TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE WHEN IT COMES TO MESSAGES IN IOS 11

https://smarterforensics.com/2017/09/time-is-not-on-our-side-when-it-comes-to-messages-in-ios-11/

…WON’T YOU BACK THAT THING UP: A GLIMPSE OF IOS 13 ARTIFACTS

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/wont-you-back-that-thing-up-a-glimpse-of-ios-13-artifacts/

IOS 13 – SUMMARY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ENJOY THE CLIFFSNOTES

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/ios-13-summary-for-those-of-you-who-enjoy-the-cliffsnotes/

ROTTEN TO THE CORE? NAH, IOS14 IS MOSTLY SWEET

https://smarterforensics.com/2020/09/rotten-to-the-core-nah-ios14-is-mostly-sweet/

How To Identify When an IPhone or iPad was Factory Reset

https://athenaforensics.co.uk/how-to-identify-when-an-iphone-or-ipad-was-factory-reset/

iOS 14 - First Thoughts and Analysis

https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/09/ios-14-first-thoughts-and-analysis.html

Cellebrite CTF 2022 - Marsha's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/cellebrite-ctf-2022-marshas-iphone.html

Mo’ SIMs, Mo’ Problems. Examining Phones with Dual SIMs.

https://thebinaryhick.blog/2022/12/06/mo-sims-mo-problems-examining-phones-with-dual-sims/

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

CallHistory Query

https://github.com/kacos2000/queries/blob/master/callhistory_storedata.sql

APOLLO CallHistory Module

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/call_history.txt 

iLEAPP CallHistory Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/callHistory.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/CallHistoryDB/CallHistoryTemp.storedata



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

…WON’T YOU BACK THAT THING UP: A GLIMPSE OF IOS 13 ARTIFACTS

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/wont-you-back-that-thing-up-a-glimpse-of-ios-13-artifacts/

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/CallHistoryTransactions/





/mobile/Library/com.apple.ClipServices.clipserviced/ClipData.db



iOS 14 - Tracking App Clips in iOS 14

https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/09/ios-14-tracking-app-clips-in-ios-14.html







/mobile/Library/com.apple.itunesstored/itunesstored2.sqlitedb



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/







/mobile/Library/com.apple.itunesstored/kvs.sqlitedb



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/mobile/Library/CoreDuet/Knowledge/knowledgeC.db



Knowledge is Power! Using the macOS/iOS knowledgeC.db Database to Determine Precise User and Application Usage

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/8/5/knowledge-is-power-using-the-knowledgecdb-database-on-macos-and-ios-to-determine-precise-user-and-application-usage

Knowledge is Power II – A Day in the Life of My iPhone using knowledgeC.db

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/9/12/knowledge-is-power-ii-a-day-in-the-life-of-my-iphone-using-knowledgecdb

Extensive knowledgeC APOLLO Updates!

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/6/17/extensive-knowledgec-apollo-updates

Socially Distant but Still Interacting! New and Improved Updates to macOS/iOS CoreDuet interactionC.db APOLLO Modules

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/6/21/socially-distant-but-still-interacting-new-and-improved-updates-to-macosios-coreduet-interactioncdb-apollo-modules

Providing Context to iOS App Usage with knowledgeC.db and APOLLO

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/1/13/apollo-into-the-details-with-application-activities

On the Third Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – Application Usage to Determine Who Has Been Naughty or Nice

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/16/on-the-third-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-application-usage-to-determine-who-has-been-naughty-or-nice

On the Fourth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – Media Analysis to Prove You Listened to “All I Want for Christmas is You” Over and Over Since Before Thanksgiving

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/17/on-the-fourth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-media-analysis-to-prove-you-listened-to-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-over-and-over-since-before-thanksgiving

On the Sixth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – Blinky Things with Buttons – Device Status Analysis

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/19/on-the-sixth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-blinky-things-with-buttons-device-status-analysis

On the Eighth Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me – A Glorious Lightshow – Analysis of Device Connections

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/21/on-the-eighth-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-a-glorious-lightshow-analysis-of-device-connections

Smartphone Privacy: How Your Smartphone Tracks Your Entire Life

https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018pek/materials/D2T2%20-%20How%20Your%20Smartphone%20Tracks%20Your%20Entire%20Life%20-%20Vladimir%20Katalov.pdf

Apple TV Forensics 03: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/09/apple-tv-forensics-03-analysis/

iOS KnowledgeC.db Notifications

https://theforensicscooter.com/2021/10/03/ios-knowledgec-db-notifications/

iOS KnowledgeC.db Notifications

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/g2v1z97i/release/1

KnowledgeC: Now Playing entries

https://www.forensicmike1.com/2019/10/07/knowledgec-now-playing-entries/

USING PHOTOS.SQLITE TO SHOW THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHOTOS AND THE APPLICATION THEY WERE CREATED WITH? BY SCOTT KOENIG

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/v19rksyf/release/1

https://smarterforensics.com/2020/08/does-photos-sqlite-have-relations-with-cameramessagesapp-by-scott-koenig/

KnowledgeC (and Friends)

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=2

Building a Pattern of Life - Leveraging Location and Health Data

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7THDwFkiM

iOS 16 - Now You 'C' It, Now You Don't -- Breaking Down The Biomes Part 1

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-now-you-c-it-now-you-dont.html

iOS - Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications

https://blog.d204n6.com/2019/09/ios-tracking-traces-of-deleted.html

Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications - SANS DFIR Summit 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LcQm4ErXpA

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Magnet User Summit 2022 CTF - iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/magnet-user-summit-2022-ctf-iphone.html

KwnoledgeC queries

https://github.com/ScottKjr3347/iOS_KnowledgeC.db_Queries

SANS 2022 DFIR Summit Queries

https://for585.com/dfirsummit22

APOLLO KnowledgeC Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_activity_level.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_activity_level_feedback.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_airplay_prediction.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_calendar.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_clock.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_mail.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_maps.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_notes.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_passbook.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_photos.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_safari.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_activity_weather.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_inFocus.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_install.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_intents.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_location_activity.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_media_usage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_relevantshortcuts.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_usage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_app_webusage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_audio_bluetooth_connected.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_audio_input_route.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_audio_media_nowplaying.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_audio_output_route.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_calendar_event_title.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_charging_smart_topoff_checkpoint.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_dasd_activity_profile.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_dasd_battery_temperature.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_dasd_control_effort.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_battery_saver.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_batterylevel.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_carplay_connected.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_inferred_motion.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_is_backlit.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_keybag_locked.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_locked.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_locked_imputed.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_low_power_mode.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_orientation.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_pluggedin.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_device_watch_nearby.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_discoverability_signals.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_discoverability_usage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_disk_subsystem_access.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_event_tombstone.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_family_prediction.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_inferred_microlocation_visit.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_knowledge_sync_addition_window.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_notification_usage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_paired_device_nearby.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_photos_deletes_all.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_photos_deletes_recent.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_photos_edit_all.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_photos_engagement.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_photos_favorites_other.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_photos_share_airdrop.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_photos_share_all.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_photos_share_extension.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_portrait_entity.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_portrait_topic.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_safari_browsing.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_segment_monitor.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_settings_doNotDisturb.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_sharesheet_feedback.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_siri.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_siri_activites.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_siri_flow_activity.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_siri_service.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_spotlight_viewer_event.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_standby_timer.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_sync_addition_window.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_sync_deletion_bookmark.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_system_airplane_mode.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_system_tlc.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_system_userwakingevent.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_user_first_backlight_after_wakeup.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_user_interaction_app_directory.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_widget_refresh.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_widget_view.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_widgets_viewed.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/knowledge_wifi_connection.txt

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/CoreDuet/People/interactionC.db



FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

KnowledgeC (and Friends)

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=2

Socially Distant but Still Interacting! New and Improved Updates to macOS/iOS CoreDuet interactionC.db APOLLO Modules

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/6/21/socially-distant-but-still-interacting-new-and-improved-updates-to-macosios-coreduet-interactioncdb-apollo-modules

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Variations & WHERE statements

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/02/21/photos-sqlite-update/

Comparison of iOS backups: Encrypted vs Unencrypted

https://www.arcpointforensics.com/news/comparison-of-ios-backups

SANS 2022 DFIR Summit Queries

https://for585.com/dfirsummit22

APOLLO interactionC Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/interaction_contact_interactions.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/interaction_contact_interactions_keywords.txt

iLEAPP interactionC Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/interactionCcontacts.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/DataAccess/



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

Artifacts of an IOS device

https://infosecaddicts.com/artifacts-ios-device/

A Digital Forensic Analysis on the iCloud® and its Synchronization to Apple® Devices

https://www.marshall.edu/forensics/files/FRIEDMANRACHEL-Research-Paper-08242012.pdf







/mobile/Library/DeviceRegistry.state/activeStateMachine.plist



Apple Watch Forensics 02: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-watch-forensics-02-analysis/

APPLE WATCH FORENSICS: IS IT EVER POSSIBLE, AND WHAT IS THE PROFIT?

https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/apple-watch-forensics-is-it-ever-possible-and-what-is-the-profit/

https://dfrws.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019_EU_pres-apple_watch_forensics_is_it_ever_possible_and_what_is_the_profit.pdf

Data Extraction and Forensic Analysis for Smartphone Paired Wearables and IoT Devices

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339022164_Data_Extraction_and_Forensic_Analysis_for_Smartphone_Paired_Wearables_and_IoT_Devices







/mobile/Library/DeviceRegistry.state/historySecureProperties.plist



Apple Watch Forensics 02: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-watch-forensics-02-analysis/

APPLE WATCH FORENSICS: IS IT EVER POSSIBLE, AND WHAT IS THE PROFIT?

https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/apple-watch-forensics-is-it-ever-possible-and-what-is-the-profit/

https://dfrws.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019_EU_pres-apple_watch_forensics_is_it_ever_possible_and_what_is_the_profit.pdf

Data Extraction and Forensic Analysis for Smartphone Paired Wearables and IoT Devices

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339022164_Data_Extraction_and_Forensic_Analysis_for_Smartphone_Paired_Wearables_and_IoT_Devices







/mobile/Library/DoNotDisturb/DB/Settings.sqlite





/mobile/Library/DoNotDisturb/DB/IDSSyncEngineMetadata.plist



iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes (Part 3) - Keeping up with CarPlay

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-3.html







/mobile/Library/DuetExpertCenter/streams/userNotificationEvent/local



Peeking at User Notification Events in iOS 15

https://gforce4n6.blogspot.com/2022/05/peeking-at-user-notification-events-in.html

Peeking at User Notification Events in iOS 15

https://dfrws.org/presentation/dfir-review-showcase-peeking-at-user-notification-events-in-ios-15/

iOS 16 - "Paul unsent a message." ... OR DID HE?!

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-paul-unsent-message-or-did-he.html

Magnet Forensics Virtual Summit 2023 CTF – iOS

https://www.forgottennook.com/blog/magnet-ios-2023

iLEAPP User Notifications Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/notificationsDuet.py







/mobile/Library/FrontBoard/applicationState.db



Identifying installed and uninstalled apps in iOS

https://abrignoni.blogspot.com/2018/12/identifying-installed-and-uninstalled.html

iOS - Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications

https://blog.d204n6.com/2019/09/ios-tracking-traces-of-deleted.html

Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications - SANS DFIR Summit 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LcQm4ErXpA

iOS Application Groups & Shared data

http://www.swiftforensics.com/2021/01/ios-application-groups-shared-data.html

iOS - Tracking Bundle IDs for Containers, Shared Containers, and Plugins

https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/09/ios-tracking-bundle-ids-for-containers.html

iOS – Tracking Bundle IDs for Containers, Shared Containers, and Plugins

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/ios-tracking-bundle-ids-for-containers-shared-containers-and-plugins/

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Magnet Virtual Summit 2020 CTF (iOS)

https://www.stark4n6.com/2020/06/magnet-virtual-summit-2020-ctf-ios.html

iLEAPP Application State Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/applicationstate.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Health/ActivitySharing/contacts.dat



#DFIRFIT or Bust - A forensic exploration of iOS Health Data

https://github.com/mac4n6/Presentations/blob/master/%23DFIRFIT%20or%20BUST/DFIRFIT.pdf

https://papers.put.as/papers/ios/2018/summit_archive_1528385073.pdf

Smartphone Privacy: How Your Smartphone Tracks Your Entire Life

https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018pek/materials/D2T2%20-%20How%20Your%20Smartphone%20Tracks%20Your%20Entire%20Life%20-%20Vladimir%20Katalov.pdf







/mobile/Library/Health/healthdb.sqlite



#DFIRFIT or Bust - A forensic exploration of iOS Health Data

https://papers.put.as/papers/ios/2018/summit_archive_1528385073.pdf

https://github.com/mac4n6/Presentations/blob/master/%23DFIRFIT%20or%20BUST/DFIRFIT.pdf

FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

Enriching Investigations with Apple Watch Data Through the healthdb_secure.sqlite Database

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/xqvcn3hj/release/1

Smartphone Privacy: How Your Smartphone Tracks Your Entire Life

https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018pek/materials/D2T2%20-%20How%20Your%20Smartphone%20Tracks%20Your%20Entire%20Life%20-%20Vladimir%20Katalov.pdf

Apple Health

https://media.rootcon.org/ROOTCON%2012/Talks/Apple%20Health.pdf

Health and Activity

https://www.elcomsoft.com/presentations/20200129_health_and_activity_evidence_en.pdf

Making a Murderer: Health Activity Edition

https://smarterforensics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Making-a-Murderer-Health-Edition_Stockholm.pdf

…WON’T YOU BACK THAT THING UP: A GLIMPSE OF IOS 13 ARTIFACTS

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/wont-you-back-that-thing-up-a-glimpse-of-ios-13-artifacts/

Audio and App Usage in Apple Health

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/08/audio-and-app-usage-in-apple-health.html

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

healthdb.sqlite query

https://github.com/kacos2000/Queries/blob/master/healthdb.sql







/mobile/Library/Health/healthdb_secure.sqlite



#DFIRFIT or Bust - A forensic exploration of iOS Health Data

https://github.com/mac4n6/Presentations/blob/master/%23DFIRFIT%20or%20BUST/DFIRFIT.pdf

https://papers.put.as/papers/ios/2018/summit_archive_1528385073.pdf

FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

On the Second Day of APOLLO, My True Love Gave to Me - Holiday Treats and a Trip to the Gym - A Look at iOS Health Data

https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2018/12/15/on-the-second-day-of-apollo-my-true-love-gave-to-me-holiday-treats-and-a-trip-to-the-gym-a-look-at-ios-health-data

Just Call Me Buffy the Proto Slayer – An Initial Look into Protobuf Data in Mac and iOS Forensics

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2019/9/27/just-call-me-buffy-the-proto-slayer-an-initial-look-into-protobuf-data-in-mac-and-ios-forensics

The iPhone Health App from a forensic perspective: can steps and distances registered during walking and running be used as digital evidence?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742287619300313

https://dfrws.org/sites/default/files/session-files/2019_EU_paper-the_iphone_health_app_from_a_forensic_perspective.pdf

The phone reveals your motion: Digital traces of walking, driving and other movements on iPhones

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2666281721000780

Interpreting the location data extracted from the Apple Health database

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666281723000057

Smartphone Privacy: How Your Smartphone Tracks Your Entire Life

https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018pek/materials/D2T2%20-%20How%20Your%20Smartphone%20Tracks%20Your%20Entire%20Life%20-%20Vladimir%20Katalov.pdf

Apple Health

https://media.rootcon.org/ROOTCON%2012/Talks/Apple%20Health.pdf

Health and Activity

https://www.elcomsoft.com/presentations/20200129_health_and_activity_evidence_en.pdf

Making a Murderer: Health Activity Edition

https://smarterforensics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Making-a-Murderer-Health-Edition_Stockholm.pdf

…WON’T YOU BACK THAT THING UP: A GLIMPSE OF IOS 13 ARTIFACTS

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/09/wont-you-back-that-thing-up-a-glimpse-of-ios-13-artifacts/

Audio and App Usage in Apple Health

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/08/audio-and-app-usage-in-apple-health.html

Enriching Investigations with Apple Watch Data Through the healthdb_secure.sqlite Database

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/xqvcn3hj/release/1

https://sqlmcgee.wordpress.com/2022/04/01/enriching-investigations-with-apple-watch-data-through-the-healthdb_secure-sqlite-database/

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-beths-iphone.html

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

Securing and Extracting Health Data: Apple Health vs. Google Fit

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/01/securing-and-extracting-health-data-apple-health-vs-google-fit/

Building a Pattern of Life - Leveraging Location and Health Data

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7THDwFkiM

Health Data Types

https://www.doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=21

Personal Injury & Insurance Fraud Investigation: Get the Mobile Device!

http://prodigital4n6.blogspot.com/2017/07/personal-injury-insurance-fraud.html

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

healthdb_secure.sqlite query

https://github.com/kacos2000/Queries/blob/master/healthdb_secure.sql

APOLLO health_secure.sqlite Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_distance.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_ecg_average_heart_rate.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_flights.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_heart_rate.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_steps.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_stood_up.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_weight.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_cadence.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_elevation.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_general.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_humidity.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_indoor.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_location_latitude.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_location_longitude.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_max_ground_elevation.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_mets.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_min_ground_elevation.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_temperature.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_timeofday.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/health_workout_weather.txt







/mobile/Library/Health/Client/HealthApp.sqlite



Health Data Types

https://www.doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=21







/mobile/Library/homed/datastore.sqlite



A journey into IoT Forensics - Episode 5 - Analysis of the Apple HomePod and the Apple Home Kit Environment (aka thanks RN Team!)

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2021/01/a-journey-into-iot-forensics-episode-5.html

Forensic Analysis of Apple HomePod & Apple HomeKit Environment w/ Mattia Epifani - SANS DFIR Summit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8AOXCBkaTY







/mobile/Library/Keyboard/-dynamic.lm/dynamic-lexicon.dat



iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

iLEAPP Keyboard Lexicon

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/keyboardLexicon.py







/mobile/Library/Keyboard/app_usage_database.plist



iLEAPP App Usage Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/keyboardAppUsage.py







/mobile/Library/Keyboard/langlikelihood.dat



Cellebrite CTF 2021 Writeup

https://medium.com/@williamskosasi/cellebrite-ctf-2021-writeup-b73d821a708







/mobile/Library/Keyboard/UserDictionary.sqlite



iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/







/mobile/Library/Logs/AppConduit/



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Using Apple “Bug Reporting” for forensic purposes

https://for585.com/sysdiagnose

iOS Sysdiagnose AppConduit script

https://github.com/cheeky4n6monkey/iOS_sysdiagnose_forensic_scripts/blob/master/sysdiagnose-appconduit.py

iLEAPP AppConduit Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/appConduit.py







/mobile/Library/Logs/AppleSupport/general.log





/mobile/Library/Logs/mobile_installation_helper.log*





/mobile/Library/Logs/mobileactivationd/



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-beths-iphone.html

Using Apple “Bug Reporting” for forensic purposes

https://for585.com/sysdiagnose

Sysdiagnose in iOS 16: a first look from a Digital Forensics perspective

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2022/11/sysdiagnose-in-ios-16-first-look-from.html

A journey into IoT Forensics - Episode 5 - Analysis of the Apple HomePod and the Apple Home Kit Environment (aka thanks RN Team!)

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2021/01/a-journey-into-iot-forensics-episode-5.html

Apple TV Forensics 03: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/09/apple-tv-forensics-03-analysis/

iLEAPP Mobile Activation Logs Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/mobileActivationLogs.py







/mobile/Library/Mail/



iOS Mail

https://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=10

Identification and analysis of email and contacts artefacts on iOS and OS X

https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/24600592/K.Ovens_PID4325955.pdf

A Digital Forensic Analysis on the iCloud® and its Synchronization to Apple® Devices

https://www.marshall.edu/forensics/files/FRIEDMANRACHEL-Research-Paper-08242012.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Getting Started with iOS Forensics

https://www.systoolsgroup.com/forensics/sqlite/ios.html

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/MedicalID/MedicalIDData.Archive



Magnet Virtual Summit 2020 CTF (iOS)

https://www.stark4n6.com/2020/06/magnet-virtual-summit-2020-ctf-ios.html

iLEAPP MedicalID Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/medicalID.py







/mobile/Library/NanoBackup/





/mobile/Library/NanoMusicSync/





/mobile/Library/NanoPreferencesSync/



Apple Watch Forensics 02: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-watch-forensics-02-analysis/







/mobile/Library/NanoTimeKit/





/mobile/Library/Passes/passes23.sqlite



Pocket Litter A Peek Inside Your Apple Wallet

https://objectivebythesea.org/v4/talks/OBTS_v4_sEdwards.pdf

Analysing Apple Pay Transactions

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2018/08/analysing-apple-pay-transactions/

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Juan Mortyme

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/30/cellebrite-ctf-juan/

Cellebrite CTF 2021 Writeup

https://medium.com/@williamskosasi/cellebrite-ctf-2021-writeup-b73d821a708

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-beths-iphone.html

Apple Pattern of Life Lazy Output’er (APOLLO) Updates & 40 New Modules (Location, Chat, Calls, Apple Pay Transactions, Wallet Passes, Safari & Health Workouts)

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2019/1/17/apple-pattern-of-life-lazy-outputer-apollo-updates-amp-40-new-modules-location-chat-calls-apple-pay-transactions-wallet-passes-safari-amp-health-workouts?rq=passes23.sqlite

APOLLO passes23.sqlite Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/passes23_unique_passes_cards.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/passes23_wallet_passes.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/passes23_wallet_transactions.txt

iLEAPP passes23.sqlite Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/appleWalletTransactions.py







/mobile/Library/PersonalizationPortrait/PPSQLDatabase.db



Guest Post by @bizzybarney! A Peek Inside the PPSQLDatabase.db Personalization Portrait Database

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/6/2/guest-post-by-bizzybarney-a-peek-inside-the-ppsqldatabasedb-personalization-portrait-database

Lucky (iOS) #13: Time to Press Your Bets w/ Jared Barnhart - SANS DFIR Summit 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fy83iQ4f8Q







/mobile/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist



iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf







/mobile/Library/Preferences/addaily.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.accountsettings.plist



iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.ActivitySharing.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AdLib.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.aggregated.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AppStore.plist



iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Hacking and Securing iOS Applications by Jonathan Zdziarski, Chapter 4

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/hacking-and-securing/9781449325213/ch04.html







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.assistant.backedup.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.assetsd.plist



Shared with You Syndication Photo Library – Message Attachments & Linked Assets

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/09/16/shared-with-you-syndication-photo-library-message-attachments-linked-assets/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.atc.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Do you have a Full-Sized Asset…or just a Thumbnail? Did Optimized iPhone Storage process occur?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/05/do-you-have-a-full-sized-assetor-just-a-thumbnail-did-optimized-iphone-storage-process-occur/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.BatteryCenter.BatteryWidget.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.camera.plist



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

Do you have a Full-Sized Asset…or just a Thumbnail? Did Optimized iPhone Storage process occur?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/05/do-you-have-a-full-sized-assetor-just-a-thumbnail-did-optimized-iphone-storage-process-occur/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.carplay.plist



Ridin’ With Apple CarPlay

https://thebinaryhick.blog/2019/05/08/ridin-with-apple-carplay/

They See Us Rollin’; They Hatin’: Forensics of iOS CarPlay and Android Auto

https://papers.put.as/papers/ios/2019/summit_archive_1564072550.pdf

iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes (Part 3) - Keeping up with CarPlay

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-3.html

Digital Forensic Case Studies for In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems Using Android Auto and Apple CarPlay

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/19/7196/pdf

Cellebrite CTF 2021 Writeup

https://medium.com/@williamskosasi/cellebrite-ctf-2021-writeup-b73d821a708

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Marsha's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-marshas-iphone.html

Auto-Parser: Android Auto and Apple CarPlay Forensics

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-06365-7_4

https://github.com/BiTLab-BaggiliTruthLab/Auto-Parser-Android-Auto-Apple-CarPlay







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.celestial.plist



Ridin’ With Apple CarPlay

https://thebinaryhick.blog/2019/05/08/ridin-with-apple-carplay/

Auto-Parser: Android Auto and Apple CarPlay Forensics

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-06365-7_4

https://github.com/BiTLab-BaggiliTruthLab/Auto-Parser-Android-Auto-Apple-CarPlay







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.cloud.quota.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.cloudphotod.plist



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/









/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

The Meaning of Messages

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/the-meaning-of-messages/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commcenter.shared.plist



Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.conference.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.contacts.donation-agent.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.contextstored.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.CoreDuet.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.CoreDuet.QueuedDenials.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.coreduetd.batterysaver.state.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.coreduetd.plist



iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.corerecents.recentsd.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.corespotlightui.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.FeedbackAssistant.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.homesharing.plist



iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.FMIPAccounts.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist



iOS - Tracking Device Migration

https://blog.d204n6.com/2021/06/ios-tracking-device-migration.html







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.identityservices.idstatuscache.plist



How iOS Properties Files Can Confirm a Suspect’s Contacts Even If Deleted

https://cellebrite.com/en/how-ios-properties-files-can-confirm-a-suspects-contacts-even-if-data-deleted/

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

Making the most of Property Lists

https://forensicskween.com/research/making-the-most-of-property-lists/

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.imservice*.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.locationd.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Location Services and System Services are they ON or OFF

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/4sv4kxyh/release/2

iOS Location Services and System Services ON or OFF?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2021/09/20/ios-location-services-and-system-services-on-or-off/

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.madrid.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

The Meaning of Messages

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/the-meaning-of-messages/

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.messages.pinning.plist



The Meaning of Messages

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/the-meaning-of-messages/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.migration.plist



iOS - Tracking Device Migration

https://blog.d204n6.com/2021/06/ios-tracking-device-migration.html

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mmcs.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobile.ldbackup.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobilegestalt.plist



WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE MOBILE DEVICE?

https://www.digitalforensics.com/blog/articles/who-is-the-owner-of-the-mobile-device/

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobilephone.plist



Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist



How to find iOS Hidden Assets

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/07/29/how-to-find-ios-hidden-assets/

Do you have a Full-Sized Asset…or just a Thumbnail? Did Optimized iPhone Storage process occur?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/05/do-you-have-a-full-sized-assetor-just-a-thumbnail-did-optimized-iphone-storage-process-occur/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.MobileSMS.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

What is the likelihood of recovering deleted iPhone messages?

https://improsec.com/tech-blog/what-is-the-likelihood-of-recovering-deleted-iphone-messages

Missing Pieces: Tips and Tricks on how to ensure your acquisitions aren’t missing critical data

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62ab5b933d903d4c55e5d716/t/62fa28d8fd3a89429f8a9a80/1660561630138/MissingPieces_Hyde_Quezada_Final.pdf

The Meaning of Messages

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/the-meaning-of-messages/

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mt.lastLaunch.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.nano.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.nanoregistry.plist





/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.preferences.datetime.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.preferences.network.plist



Artifacts of an IOS device

https://infosecaddicts.com/artifacts-ios-device/

Wireless Network Preferences – iOS

https://bitsplease4n6.wordpress.com/2020/12/17/wireless-network-preferences-ios/







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Preferences.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.purplebuddy.plist



iOS - Tracking Device Migration

https://blog.d204n6.com/2021/06/ios-tracking-device-migration.html

Putting a User Behind an iOS Device

https://dfrws.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020_USA_pres-putting_a_user_behind_an_ios_device.pdf

How was an iPhone set up?

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/2q177smo/release/5

Upgrade From NULL—Detecting iOS Wipe Artifacts

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/6i7d593n/release/1

How was an iPhone set up?

https://smarterforensics.com/2019/01/how-was-an-iphone-setup/

How To Identify When an IPhone or iPad was Factory Reset

https://athenaforensics.co.uk/how-to-identify-when-an-iphone-or-ipad-was-factory-reset/

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharingd.plist



Analysis of Apple Unified Logs: Quarantine Edition [Entry 11] – AirDropping Some Knowledge

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/6/5/analysis-of-apple-unified-logs-quarantine-edition-entry-11-airdropping-some-knowledge

EXTRACTING FORENSIC ARTIFACTS FROM APPLE CONTINUITY

https://smarterforensics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The-Cider-Press-DFIR_Summit2017.pdf

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.springboard.plist



Recover your iPhone Screen Time or restrictions passcode (supports iOS 14)

https://www.iphonebackupextractor.com/guides/recover-screen-time-parental-restrictions-passcode/

Artifacts of an IOS device

https://infosecaddicts.com/artifacts-ios-device/

Auto-Parser: Android Auto and Apple CarPlay Forensics

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-06365-7_4

https://github.com/BiTLab-BaggiliTruthLab/Auto-Parser-Android-Auto-Apple-CarPlay

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.timed.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.weather.plist





/mobile/Library/Recents/Recents



iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

Recents query

https://github.com/kacos2000/queries/blob/master/recents.sql







/mobile/Library/Reminders/



Cellebrite CTF 2020: Ruth Langmore

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/11/02/cellebrite-ctf-ruth/

iLEAPP Reminders Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/reminders.py







/mobile/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.db



iOS 14 - First Thoughts and Analysis

https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/09/ios-14-first-thoughts-and-analysis.html

Getting Started with iOS Forensics

https://www.systoolsgroup.com/forensics/sqlite/ios.html

iLEAPP Safari Bookmarks Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/safariBookmarks.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Safari/BrowserState.db



Examining mobile devices: identiffying private internet browking activity in Mobile Safari

https://www.opentext.com/file_source/OpenText/en_US/PDF/Examining-mobiledevices-&-private-internet-browsing-activity-whitepaper-en.pdf

iOS 14 - First Thoughts and Analysis

https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/09/ios-14-first-thoughts-and-analysis.html

iLEAPP Safari Tabs Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/safariTabs.py

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Safari/CloudTabs.db



iLEAPP Safari Tabs Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/safariTabs.py

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Safari/History.db



Missing SQLite Records Analysis

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/33vkc2ul/release/1

Examining mobile devices: identiffying private internet browking activity in Mobile Safari

https://www.opentext.com/file_source/OpenText/en_US/PDF/Examining-mobiledevices-&-private-internet-browsing-activity-whitepaper-en.pdf

KnowledgeC (and Friends)

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=2

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Ruth Langmore

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/11/02/cellebrite-ctf-ruth/

Magnet User Summit 2022 CTF - iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/magnet-user-summit-2022-ctf-iphone.html

Magnet User Summit 2022 CTF - iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/magnet-user-summit-2022-ctf-iphone.html

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Reading Your Browser's History with SQLite

http://2016.padjo.org/tutorials/sqlite-your-browser-history/

APOLLO Safari History Module

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/safari_history.txt

iLEAPP Safari History Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/safariHistory.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/Safari/SafariTabs.db



iOS 16 - Breaking Down the Biomes (Part 4) - Surfin' with Safari

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-breaking-down-biomes-part-4.html

iOS 16: What Digital Investigators Need to Know

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/ios-16-what-digital-investigators-need-to-know/

Checking in on iOS 16 in Magnet AXIOM 6.8

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/checking-in-on-ios-16-in-magnet-axiom-6-8/







/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/



The Meaning of Messages

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/the-meaning-of-messages/

Using Photos.sqlite to Show the Relationships Between Photos and the Application they were Created with?

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/v19rksyf/release/1

https://smarterforensics.com/2020/08/does-photos-sqlite-have-relations-with-cameramessagesapp-by-scott-koenig/

Shared with You Syndication Photo Library – Message Attachments & Linked Assets

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/09/16/shared-with-you-syndication-photo-library-message-attachments-linked-assets/

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/SMS/Drafts/



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

iLEAPP Draft SMS Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/draftmessage.py

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/SMS/sms.db



The Meaning of Messages

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/the-meaning-of-messages/

iOS16 iMessages

https://doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=27

iOS 16 - "Paul unsent a message." ... OR DID HE?!

https://blog.d204n6.com/2022/09/ios-16-paul-unsent-message-or-did-he.html

Message Reactions

https://doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=24

Sharing Locations in iOS Messages

https://thebinaryhick.blog/2021/09/29/sharing-locations-in-ios-messages/

iOS 14 - Message Mentions and Threading

https://blog.d204n6.com/2020/09/ios-14-message-mentions-and-threading.html

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Juan Mortyme

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/30/cellebrite-ctf-juan/

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

Lagging for the Win: Querying for Negative Evidence in the sms.db

https://belkasoft.com/lagging-for-win

An Alternate Location for Deleted SMS/iMessage Data in Apple Devices

https://sqlmcgee.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/an-alternate-location-for-deleted-sms-imessage-data-in-apple-devices-2/

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/yp6efc8q/release/1

Missing SQLite Records Analysis

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/33vkc2ul/release/1

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

How To Identify When an IPhone or iPad was Factory Reset

https://athenaforensics.co.uk/how-to-identify-when-an-iphone-or-ipad-was-factory-reset/

KnowledgeC (and Friends)

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=2

Temporal Analysis Anomalies with iOS iMessage Communication Exchange

https://personal.cis.strath.ac.uk/george.weir/cyfor14/papers/4_govan_ovans.pdf

iLEAPP SMS Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/sms.py

APOLLO SMS Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/sms_chat.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/sms_chat_message_delivered.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/sms_chat_message_read.txt

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/SMS/sms-temp.db



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/HomeBackgroundThumbnail.jpg





/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/IconState.plist



Today, Widgets, & Ignored Apps in iOS

https://thebinaryhick.blog/2021/07/25/today-widgets-ignored-apps-in-ios/

Recover iOS App Screen Layouts with the New iOS Home Screen Items Artifact

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/recover-ios-app-screen-layouts-with-the-new-ios-home-screen-items-artifact/

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iLEAPP Icon State Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/iconsScreen.py

A Few Interesting iOS Forensic Artefacts

https://salt4n6.com/2018/05/15/a-few-interesting-ios-forensic-artefacts/

iOS - Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications

https://blog.d204n6.com/2019/09/ios-tracking-traces-of-deleted.html

Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications - SANS DFIR Summit 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LcQm4ErXpA

Auto-Parser: Android Auto and Apple CarPlay Forensics

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-06365-7_4

https://github.com/BiTLab-BaggiliTruthLab/Auto-Parser-Android-Auto-Apple-CarPlay

They See Us Rollin’; They Hatin’: Forensics of iOS CarPlay and Android Auto

https://papers.put.as/papers/ios/2019/summit_archive_1564072550.pdf







/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/LockBackgroundThumbnail.jpg





Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520





/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/LockBackgroundThumbnaildark.jpg





Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520





/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/TodayViewArchive.plist





/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/PushStore/



pushstore_parser

https://github.com/jakev/pushstore-parser

iLEAPP PushStore Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/notificationsXI.py







/mobile/Library/Suggestions/query_predictions.db



iLEAPP Query Predictions Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/queryPredictions.py

APOLLO Query Predictions Module

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/query_predictions.txt







/mobile/Library/TCC/TCC.db



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-beths-iphone.html

Analysis of Apple Unified Logs: Quarantine Edition [Entry 10] – You down with TCC? Yea, you know me! Tracking App Permissions and the TCC APOLLO Module

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/6/1/analysis-of-apple-unified-logs-quarantine-edition-entry-10-you-down-with-tcc-yea-you-know-me-tracking-app-permissions-and-the-tcc-apollo-module?rq=tcc

iLEAPP TCC Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/tcc.py

APOLLO TCC Module

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/tcc_db.txt







/mobile/Library/UserConfigurationProfiles/PublicEffectiveUserSettings.plist



iOS Settings Display Auto-Lock & Require Passcode

https://theforensicscooter.com/2021/09/05/ios-settings-display-auto-lock-require-passcode/

iOS Settings Display Auto-Lock & Require Passcode

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/khnqi0ff/release/1

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Beth's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-beths-iphone.html

Cellebrite CTF 2021 Writeup

https://medium.com/@williamskosasi/cellebrite-ctf-2021-writeup-b73d821a708







/mobile/Library/UserConfigurationProfiles/UserSettings.plist





/mobile/Library/UserNotifications/



Magnet User Summit 2022 CTF - iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/magnet-user-summit-2022-ctf-iphone.html

iLEAPP User Notifications Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/notificationsXII.py

Mobile Cyber Forensic Investigations of Web3 Wallets on Android and iOS

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/21/11180







/mobile/Library/Voicemail/voicemail.db



iOS Voicemail Transcripts

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ios-voicemail-transcripts-charlie-rubisoff/

Dude, Where's My Banana? Retrieving data from an iPhone voicemail database

http://cheeky4n6monkey.blogspot.com/2013/01/dude-wheres-my-banana-retrieving-data.html

Dude, Where's My Data?

http://az4n6.blogspot.com/2012/12/dude-wheres-my-data.html

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







"/mobile/Media/" folder







/mobile/Media/DCIM/



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

Do you have a Full-Sized Asset…or just a Thumbnail? Did Optimized iPhone Storage process occur?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/05/do-you-have-a-full-sized-assetor-just-a-thumbnail-did-optimized-iphone-storage-process-occur/

How to find iOS Hidden Assets

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/07/29/how-to-find-ios-hidden-assets/

USING PHOTOS.SQLITE TO SHOW THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHOTOS AND THE APPLICATION THEY WERE CREATED WITH? BY SCOTT KOENIG

https://smarterforensics.com/2020/08/does-photos-sqlite-have-relations-with-cameramessagesapp-by-scott-koenig/

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/v19rksyf/release/1

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Cellebrite CTF 2021 Writeup

https://medium.com/@williamskosasi/cellebrite-ctf-2021-writeup-b73d821a708

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Juan Mortyme

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/30/cellebrite-ctf-juan/

Cellebrite CTF 2022 - Marsha's iPhone

https://www.stark4n6.com/2022/06/cellebrite-ctf-2022-marshas-iphone.html

Magnet Forensics Virtual Summit 2023 CTF – iOS

https://www.forgottennook.com/blog/magnet-ios-2023

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control/iTunes/MediaLibrary.sqlitedb



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Ruth Langmore

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/11/02/cellebrite-ctf-ruth/

Apple TV Forensics 03: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/09/apple-tv-forensics-03-analysis/

Forensicating The Apple TV

https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/forensicating-the-apple-tv/

Apple Watch Forensics 02: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-watch-forensics-02-analysis/

APPLE WATCH FORENSICS: IS IT EVER POSSIBLE, AND WHAT IS THE PROFIT?

https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/apple-watch-forensics-is-it-ever-possible-and-what-is-the-profit/

https://dfrws.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019_EU_pres-apple_watch_forensics_is_it_ever_possible_and_what_is_the_profit.pdf

iLEAPP Media Library Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/mediaLibrary.py







/mobile/Media/iTunesControl/iTunes/iTunesPrefs



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Forensic Analysis of iTunes Backups

https://farleyforensics.com/2019/04/14/forensic-analysis-of-itunes-backups/







/mobile/Media/MediaAnalysis/mediaanalysis.db



Follow-on to DFIR Summit Talk: Lucky (iOS) 13: Time To Press Your Bets (via @bizzybarney)

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2020/7/19/follow-on-to-dfir-summit-talk-lucky-ios-13-time-to-press-your-bets-via-bizzybarney

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Media/PhotoData/AlbumsMetadata/



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/







/mobile/Media/PhotoData/PhotoCloudSharingData/



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Variations & WHERE statements

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/02/21/photos-sqlite-update/

Photos.sqlite ZINTERNALRESOURCE Table Reference Guide

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/03/photos-sqlite-zinternalresource-table-reference-guide/

Sharing is Caring – An Overview of Shared Albums in iOS

https://gforce4n6.blogspot.com/2020/09/sharing-is-caring-overview-of-shared.html

iLEAPP Shared Albumbs Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/icloudSharedalbums.py

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Media/PhotoData/Caches/GraphService/CLSPublicEventCache.sqlite





/mobile/Media/PhotoData/CPL/



Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

Do you have a Full-Sized Asset…or just a Thumbnail? Did Optimized iPhone Storage process occur?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/05/do-you-have-a-full-sized-assetor-just-a-thumbnail-did-optimized-iphone-storage-process-occur/

How to find iOS Hidden Assets

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/07/29/how-to-find-ios-hidden-assets/

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/mobile/Media/PhotoData/Photos.sqlite



Photos.sqlite Queries – Original Blog Posting

https://theforensicscooter.com/2021/11/23/photos-sqlite-queries/

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Variations & WHERE statements

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/02/21/photos-sqlite-update/

How to find iOS Hidden Assets

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/07/29/how-to-find-ios-hidden-assets/

Photos.sqlite ZINTERNALRESOURCE Table Reference Guide

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/03/photos-sqlite-zinternalresource-table-reference-guide/

Do you have a Full-Sized Asset…or just a Thumbnail? Did Optimized iPhone Storage process occur?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/05/do-you-have-a-full-sized-assetor-just-a-thumbnail-did-optimized-iphone-storage-process-occur/

Part B Filling a device internal storage for Optimize iPhone Storage Research

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/03/part-b-filling-a-device-internal-storage-for-optimize-iphone-storage-research/

iOS Media Adjustments

https://www.doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=23

iOS Local Photo Library (PL) Photos.sqlite Queries

https://github.com/ScottKjr3347/iOS_Local_PL_Photos.sqlite_Queries

USING PHOTOS.SQLITE TO SHOW THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHOTOS AND THE APPLICATION THEY WERE CREATED WITH? BY SCOTT KOENIG

https://smarterforensics.com/2020/08/does-photos-sqlite-have-relations-with-cameramessagesapp-by-scott-koenig/

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/v19rksyf/release/1

How Did That Photo Get on That iPhone? – Deep Dive into the iOS “Photos.sqlite” database

https://msab.com/guides-whitepapers/forensic-dive-into-ios-photos-sqlite-database/

How Did That Photo Get on That iPhone: Media Attribution for iOS

https://www.msab.com/blog/media-attribution-for-ios/

iOS Photos.sqlite Forensics

https://www.forensicmike1.com/2019/05/02/ios-photos-sqlite-forensics/

macOS & iOS Photos Support with Magnet AXIOM

https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/macos-ios-photos-support-with-magnet-axiom/

Apple Watch Forensics 02: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-watch-forensics-02-analysis/

Apple iOS: Recently Deleted images

https://forensenellanebbia.blogspot.com/2015/10/apple-ios-recently-deleted-images.html

The Apple Photos library

https://www.tonkata.com/posts/apple-photos/

Photos.sqlite query

https://github.com/kacos2000/queries/blob/master/Photos_sqlite.sql

iLEAPP Photos Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/photosMetadata.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Media/PhotoData/Thumbnails/



iPhone Photodata Thumbnails

https://athenaforensics.co.uk/iphone-photodata-thumbnails/

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

Do you have a Full-Sized Asset…or just a Thumbnail? Did Optimized iPhone Storage process occur?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/05/do-you-have-a-full-sized-assetor-just-a-thumbnail-did-optimized-iphone-storage-process-occur/

Photos.sqlite ZINTERNALRESOURCE Table Reference Guide

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/12/03/photos-sqlite-zinternalresource-table-reference-guide/

iOS iThmbs

http://dig-forensics.blogspot.com/2013/05/ios-ithmbs.html

iThmb Converter

https://www.ithmbconverter.com/

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/mobile/Media/Recordings/



Forensic originality identification of iPhone’s voice memos

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1345/5/052053/pdf

A method of forensic authentication of audio recordings generated using the Voice Memos application in the iPhone

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073821000220

Advanced forensic procedure for the authentication of audio recordings generated by Voice Memos application of iOS14

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1556-4029.15016

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Juan Mortyme

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/30/cellebrite-ctf-juan/

iLEAPP Voice Recordings Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/voiceRecordings.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520









"/mobile/MobileSoftwareUpdate/" folder







/mobile/MobileSoftwareUpdate/restore.log



Restore Log - Tracking iOS Update History

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/restore-log-tracking-ios-update-history.html

Cellebrite CTF 2021 Writeup

https://medium.com/@williamskosasi/cellebrite-ctf-2021-writeup-b73d821a708

iLEAPP restore.log Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/restoreLog.py









"/networkd/" folder







/networkd/netusage.sqlite



Network and Application Usage using netusage.sqlite & DataUsage.sqlite iOS Databases

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2019/1/6/network-and-application-usage-using-netusagesqlite-amp-datausagesqlite-ios-databases

iOS - Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications

https://blog.d204n6.com/2019/09/ios-tracking-traces-of-deleted.html

Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications - SANS DFIR Summit 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LcQm4ErXpA

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

iLEAPP Net Usage Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/netusage.py

APOLLO Netusage Module

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/netusage_zprocess.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/netusage_zliveusage.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/netusage_zliverouteperf.txt









"/preferences/" folder







/preferences/com.apple.networkextension.plist





/preferences/com.apple.wifi.known-networks.plist



Apple Private Wi-Fi Addresses

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/24/apple-private-addresses/

Sysdiagnose in iOS 16: a first look from a Digital Forensics perspective

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2022/11/sysdiagnose-in-ios-16-first-look-from.html

mac_apt WiFi Plugin

https://github.com/ydkhatri/mac_apt/blob/master/plugins/ios_wifi.py







/preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.accounts.exists.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iLEAPP Conf Accounts Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/confaccts.py







/preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.networkidentification.plist



Artifacts of an IOS device

https://infosecaddicts.com/artifacts-ios-device/

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About iTunes and iCloud Backups But Were Afraid to Ask

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2014/03/itunes-icloud-backups/







/preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.radios.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.wifi.plist



From iPhone to Access Point

https://www.forensicfocus.com/articles/from-iphone-to-access-point/

Apple Private Wi-Fi Addresses

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/24/apple-private-addresses/

Using Apple “Bug Reporting” for forensic purposes

https://for585.com/sysdiagnose

Sysdiagnose in iOS 16: a first look from a Digital Forensics perspective

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2022/11/sysdiagnose-in-ios-16-first-look-from.html

Wifi Networks – iOS

https://bitsplease4n6.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/wifi-networks-ios/

Apple Watch Forensics 02: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-watch-forensics-02-analysis/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

APPLE WATCH FORENSICS: IS IT EVER POSSIBLE, AND WHAT IS THE PROFIT?

https://www.forensicfocus.com/webinars/apple-watch-forensics-is-it-ever-possible-and-what-is-the-profit/

https://dfrws.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019_EU_pres-apple_watch_forensics_is_it_ever_possible_and_what_is_the_profit.pdf

A journey into IoT Forensics - Episode 5 - Analysis of the Apple HomePod and the Apple Home Kit Environment (aka thanks RN Team!)

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2021/01/a-journey-into-iot-forensics-episode-5.html

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Ruth Langmore

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/11/02/cellebrite-ctf-ruth/

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 19-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/19-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Sysdiagnose Wi-Fi script

https://github.com/cheeky4n6monkey/iOS_sysdiagnose_forensic_scripts/blob/master/sysdiagnose-wifi-plist.py

iLEAPP WiFi Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/appleWifiPlist.py

mac_apt WiFi Plugin

https://github.com/ydkhatri/mac_apt/blob/master/plugins/ios_wifi.py

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.wifi-private-mac-networks.plist



Apple Private Wi-Fi Addresses

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/10/24/apple-private-addresses/

iLEAPP WiFi Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/appleWifiPlist.py

mac_apt WiFi Plugin

https://github.com/ydkhatri/mac_apt/blob/master/plugins/ios_wifi.py







/preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Sysdiagnose Network Interfaces script

https://github.com/cheeky4n6monkey/iOS_sysdiagnose_forensic_scripts/blob/master/sysdiagnose-networkinterfaces.py

Using Apple “Bug Reporting” for forensic purposes

https://for585.com/sysdiagnose

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist







"/root/" folder







/root/.obliterated



Upgrade From NULL—Detecting iOS Wipe Artifacts

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/6i7d593n/release/1

How To Identify When an IPhone or iPad was Factory Reset

https://athenaforensics.co.uk/how-to-identify-when-an-iphone-or-ipad-was-factory-reset/

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Cellebrite CTF 2020: Ruth Langmore

https://ciofecaforensics.com/2020/11/02/cellebrite-ctf-ruth/







/root/Library/Application Support/com.apple.wifianalyticsd/DeviceAnalyticsModel.sqlite





/root/Library/Application Support/com.apple.wifianalyticsd/WiFiNetworkStoreModel.sqlite



iLEAPP WifiNetworkStoreModel Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/wifiNetworkStoreModel.py







/root/Library/Caches/com.apple.wifid/ThreeBars.sqlite



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Locations, Locations, Locations

https://doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=14

Harvested Locations

https://www.doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=16







/root/Library/Caches/locationd/cache.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Ridin’ With Apple CarPlay

https://thebinaryhick.blog/2019/05/08/ridin-with-apple-carplay/







/root/Library/Caches/locationd/cache_encryptedA.db



New Script – iOS Locations Scraper

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2016/6/6/new-script-ios-locations-scraper

Smartphone Privacy: How Your Smartphone Tracks Your Entire Life

https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018pek/materials/D2T2%20-%20How%20Your%20Smartphone%20Tracks%20Your%20Entire%20Life%20-%20Vladimir%20Katalov.pdf

Getting Started with iOS Forensics

https://www.systoolsgroup.com/forensics/sqlite/ios.html

APOLLO cache_ecnryptedA/B Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedAB_cdmacelllocation.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedAB_celllocation.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedAB_celllocationlocal.txt







/root/Library/Caches/locationd/cache_encryptedB.db



FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

New Script – iOS Locations Scraper

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2016/6/6/new-script-ios-locations-scraper

Smartphone Privacy: How Your Smartphone Tracks Your Entire Life

https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018pek/materials/D2T2%20-%20How%20Your%20Smartphone%20Tracks%20Your%20Entire%20Life%20-%20Vladimir%20Katalov.pdf

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Harvested Locations

https://www.doubleblak.com/blogPosts.php?id=16

APOLLO cache_ecnryptedA/B Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedAB_cdmacelllocation.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedAB_celllocation.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedAB_celllocationlocal.txt

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/root/Library/Caches/locationd/cache_encryptedC.db



FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

SANS 2022 DFIR Summit Queries

https://for585.com/dfirsummit22

APOLLO cache_ecnryptedC Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedC_motionstatehistory.txt 

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedC_stepcounthistory.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/locationd_cacheencryptedC_nataliehistory.txt

The phone reveals your motion: Digital traces of walking, driving and other movements on iPhones

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2666281721000780

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/root/Library/Caches/locationd/clients.plist



iOS Location Services and System Services ON or OFF?

https://theforensicscooter.com/2021/09/20/ios-location-services-and-system-services-on-or-off/

iOS Location Services and System Services are they ON or OFF

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/4sv4kxyh/release/2

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/root/Library/Caches/locationd/consolidated.db



iOS GeoFences

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=22

BELKASOFT CTF JULY 2022: WRITE-UP

https://belkasoft.com/belkactf-jul2022-writeup

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/root/Library/Lockdown/data_ark.plist



Putting a User Behind an iOS Device

https://dfrws.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020_USA_pres-putting_a_user_behind_an_ios_device.pdf

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Oh no! I have a wiped iPhone, now what?

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2021/05/oh-no-i-have-wiped-iphone-now-what.html

KnowledgeC (and Friends)

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=2

Magnet Virtual Summit 2020 CTF (iOS)

https://www.stark4n6.com/2020/06/magnet-virtual-summit-2020-ctf-ios.html

iOS - Tracking Device Migration

https://blog.d204n6.com/2021/06/ios-tracking-device-migration.html

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Artifacts of an IOS device

https://infosecaddicts.com/artifacts-ios-device/







/root/Library/Lockdown/escrow_records/



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Understanding usbmux and the iOS lockdown service

https://jon-gabilondo-angulo-7635.medium.com/understanding-usbmux-and-the-ios-lockdown-service-7f2a1dfd07ae

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/root/Library/Lockdown/pair_records/



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Understanding usbmux and the iOS lockdown service

https://jon-gabilondo-angulo-7635.medium.com/understanding-usbmux-and-the-ios-lockdown-service-7f2a1dfd07ae

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/root/Library/Logs/MobileContainerManager



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

How To Identify When an IPhone or iPad was Factory Reset

https://athenaforensics.co.uk/how-to-identify-when-an-iphone-or-ipad-was-factory-reset/

So Long Lockdown!

http://www.doubleblak.com/m/blogPosts.php?id=9

Upgrade From NULL—Detecting iOS Wipe Artifacts

https://dfir.pubpub.org/pub/6i7d593n/release/1

Using Apple “Bug Reporting” for forensic purposes

https://for585.com/sysdiagnose

Apple Watch Forensics 02: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/06/apple-watch-forensics-02-analysis/

Apple TV Forensics 03: Analysis

https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/09/apple-tv-forensics-03-analysis/

iLEAPP Mobile Container Manager Logs Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/mobileContainerManager.py







/root/Library/MobileContainerManager/containers.sqlite3



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Application Groups & Shared data

http://www.swiftforensics.com/2021/01/ios-application-groups-shared-data.html







/root/Library/Preferences/com.apple.MobileBackup.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

Using Apple “Bug Reporting” for forensic purposes

https://for585.com/sysdiagnose

Sysdiagnose in iOS 16: a first look from a Digital Forensics perspective

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2022/11/sysdiagnose-in-ios-16-first-look-from.html

iOS Sysdiagnose Mobile Backup script

https://github.com/cheeky4n6monkey/iOS_sysdiagnose_forensic_scripts/blob/master/sysdiagnose-mobilebackup.py

Local Photo Library Photos.sqlite Query Documentation & Notable Artifacts

https://theforensicscooter.com/2022/05/02/photos-sqlite-query-documentation-notable-artifacts/

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/root/Library/Preferences/com.apple.preferences.network.plist



Artifacts of an IOS device

https://infosecaddicts.com/artifacts-ios-device/

Wireless Network Preferences – iOS

https://bitsplease4n6.wordpress.com/2020/12/17/wireless-network-preferences-ios/









"/wireless/" folder







/wireless/Library/Databases/CellularUsage.db



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

A Few Interesting iOS Forensic Artefacts

https://salt4n6.com/2018/05/15/a-few-interesting-ios-forensic-artefacts/

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

Cellebrite CTF 2021 - Marsha's Backup

https://www.stark4n6.com/2021/10/cellebrite-ctf-2021-marshas-backup.html

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520







/wireless/Library/Databases/DataUsage.sqlite



Network and Application Usage using netusage.sqlite & DataUsage.sqlite iOS Databases

http://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2019/1/6/network-and-application-usage-using-netusagesqlite-amp-datausagesqlite-ios-databases

FROM APPLE SEEDS TO APPLE PIE

https://objectivebythesea.org/v1/talks/OBTS_v1_Edwards.pdf

iOS - Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications

https://blog.d204n6.com/2019/09/ios-tracking-traces-of-deleted.html

Tracking Traces of Deleted Applications - SANS DFIR Summit 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LcQm4ErXpA

iOS Analysis Test No. 20-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/20-5551_Web.pdf

Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

APOLLO DataUsage Modules

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/datausage_zprocess.txt

https://github.com/mac4n6/APOLLO/blob/master/modules/datausage_zliveusage.txt 

iLEAPP DataUsage Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/netusage.py

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083







/wireless/Library/preferences/com.apple.commcenter.callservices.plist





/wireless/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commcenter.counts.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/wireless/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commcenter.data.plist



Mo’ SIMs, Mo’ Problems. Examining Phones with Dual SIMs.

https://thebinaryhick.blog/2022/12/06/mo-sims-mo-problems-examining-phones-with-dual-sims/

iLEAPP SimInfo Plugin

https://github.com/abrignoni/iLEAPP/blob/main/scripts/artifacts/simInfo.py  







/wireless/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commcenter.device_specific_nobackup.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html







/wireless/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commcenter.plist



Checkra1n Era - Ep 4 - Analyzing extractions "Before First Unlock"

https://blog.digital-forensics.it/2019/12/checkra1n-era-ep-4-analyzing.html

iOS Forensics: HFS+ file system, partitions and relevant evidences

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/08/31/ios-forensics-hfs-file-system-partitions-and-relevant-evidences/

iOS Forensics: BFU (Before First Unlock) acquisition, using checkra1n

https://andreafortuna.org/2020/01/10/ios-forensics-bfu-before-first-unlock-acquisition-using-checkra1n/

Artifacts of an IOS device

https://infosecaddicts.com/artifacts-ios-device/

iOS Analysis Test No. 18-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/38551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 21-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/21-5551_Web.pdf

iOS Analysis Test No. 22-5551 Summary Report

https://cts-forensics.com/reports/22-5551_Web.pdf

Practical Mobile Forensics - Fourth Edition

https://www.packtpub.com/product/practical-mobile-forensics-fourth-edition/9781838647520

iOS Forensics for Investigators

https://www.packtpub.com/product/ios-forensics-for-investigators/9781803234083