BlackBag
HeadquartersSan Jose, United States (acquired by Cellebrite)
CategoryDigital forensics / extraction
StatusAcquired by Cellebrite (2020)
Known tools / spyware
BlackLight
Overview
US digital-forensics firm (San Jose, California) whose BlackLight and MacQuisition tools acquire and analyze data from macOS, Windows, iOS and Android devices for law-enforcement clients. Acquired by Cellebrite in January 2020 for a reported ~$33M. Leaked Myanmar budget documents list BlackBag/Cellebrite tools among the surveillance technology procured by the military before the 2021 coup.
Where their tools have been used (1)
Recent activity & sources
- Mar 2, 2021Justice For Myanmar publishes details of Myanmar's tools of digital surveillance and repressionJustice For Myanmar
- Jan 14, 2020Cellebrite Acquires BlackBag TechnologiesCellebrite
- Jan 14, 2020Cellebrite expands to computers with $33M acquisition of BlackBag Technologies forensics firm9to5Mac