Cellebrite

Known tools / spyware

Overview

Israeli digital-intelligence company whose Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) unlocks seized phones and extracts messages, photos, location and app data. Its tools were used by Myanmar authorities against two Reuters journalists reporting on the Rohingya massacre, and by Russian authorities to break into opposition activist Andrey Pivovarov's iPhone. Cellebrite has repeatedly said it would stop selling to particular governments after investigations — including China and Russia — though use reportedly continued.

Where their tools have been used (24)

Recent activity & sources

• Jun 25, 2026Russia Breaks Into Human Rights Activist's Phone With CellebriteThe Citizen Lab
• Dec 16, 2024Serbia: Authorities using spyware and Cellebrite forensic extraction tools to hack journalists and activistsAmnesty International
• Aug 26, 2021Chinese Police Kept Buying Cellebrite Phone Crackers After Company Said It Ended SalesThe Intercept