Apple's Killer Patent for Jailbreakers

Apple's Killer Patent for Jailbreakers

Apple has used the route of a patent to institute a series of measures to protect its devices from Jailbreakers, thieves and unauthorised users.

http://forensicmobex.blogspot.com/2010/08/apples-killer-patent-for-jailbreakers.html

Unlawful - Iphone Jailbreaking

Unlawful - Iphone Jailbreaking

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The information below was reproduced from Sean Morrissey's website. It clearly has a significant impact how mobile telephone and computer examiners conduct examination and the methods they adopt to extract and harvest data.

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iPhone Forensic Issues & Ethics
2. Jailbreaking the iPhone OS X. However, this method is not forensic and hasn’t been accepted in a court of law in the United States. In fact, this method violates US Copyright Laws:
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§ 506 · Criminal Offenses
Criminal Infringement.— (1) In general.—Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18
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§ 2319. Criminal infringement of a copyright
Any person who violates section 506 (a) (relating to criminal offenses) of title 17 shall be punished as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) and such penalties shall be in addition to any other provisions of title 17 or any other law.
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First offense 5 years, and every subsequent offense 10 years.

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Scroll down to bottom of page:

http://www.osxforensics.com/iPhone_Forensics.html
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From my own research, the UK has its own approach and legal remedies to deal with these matters. Some years back Nokia made a presentation to APIGS about IP and DRM over issues on infringement.

Iphone jailbreak hack

Iphone jailbreak hack

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Just in case some are unaware.
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http://blog.intego.com/2009/11/11/intego-security-memo-hacker-tool-copies-personal-info-from-iphones/
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and also at
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/11/iphone_hacking_tool/
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Perhaps a point examiners may consider useful and that is what polices, practices and procedures do you have in place where:
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a) you jailbreak and breach the digital signature of the handset to get inside?
b) the handset is already jailbroken (so to speak)?
c) the handset is already jailbroken and carries the hack code?

Ultra-thin membrane changes (U)SIM card usage

Ultra-thin membrane changes SIM card usage

Examiners may come across an ultra-thin (0.3mm) membrane that lays over the contacts of a SIM card. Called the V200 SIM Dialer, the membrane is "Prefix base programmable (For routing prefix and bypass prefix setting)". What does that mean? Well, it allows mobile phones installed with SIM Tool Kit menu (most up to date phones have them) and define access to the network. The point being, if you are looking for least-cost routing for calls or want to use a calling card, rather than have mobile network call charges, then this device makes that happen, apparently.

How does it do it? "Dial the desired number directly each time you call, SIM dialer V200 will automatically dial IP access in front of the dialed number". As the manufacturer promotes, using their device will not change your dialling habits and there is "No cutting, No pounching your SIM".

As the device has been programmed, and looking at the on-board chip, there should be a reader for it or one could be constructed. This throws me back to the old days of ponyprog and PIC basics. Of course, of equal importance is how does this device impact when examining the handset and SIM card? Will manual examination be the only course for examination or do the current handset and SIM readers detect changes this device makes to them? What evidence is there for call history or data usage? These are just a few of the questions to get examiners started.

It seems this programmable ultra-thin membrane is not limited to just SIM calls, but there is a USIM version (U-SIM V33G) that can be used to unlock iPhones. There is a video that is useful to watch so that examiners can at least comprehend how ultra-thin the membrane is and how it is installed:-
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=JQSNJxis7Ds

Please note, this is not a promotion or advert for these products, the information provided is to assist examiners with observations about these devices that may form part of their evidence.

Ultra-thin membrane changes (U)SIM card usage

Ultra-thin membrane changes SIM card usage

Examiners may come across an ultra-thin (0.3mm) membrane that lays over the contacts of a SIM card. Called the V200 SIM Dialer, the membrane is "Prefix base programmable (For routing prefix and bypass prefix setting)". What does that mean? Well, it allows mobile phones installed with SIM Tool Kit menu (most up to date phones have them) and define access to the network. The point being, if you are looking for least-cost routing for calls or want to use a calling card, rather than have mobile network call charges, then this device makes that happen, apparently.

How does it do it? "Dial the desired number directly each time you call, SIM dialer V200 will automatically dial IP access in front of the dialed number". As the manufacturer promotes, using their device will not change your dialling habits and there is "No cutting, No pounching your SIM".

As the device has been programmed, and looking at the on-board chip, there should be a reader for it or one could be constructed. This throws me back to the old days of ponyprog and PIC basics. Of course, of equal importance is how does this device impact when examining the handset and SIM card? Will manual examination be the only course for examination or do the current handset and SIM readers detect changes this device makes to them? What evidence is there for call history or data usage? These are just a few of the questions to get examiners started.

It seems this programmable ultra-thin membrane is not limited to just SIM calls, but there is a USIM version (U-SIM V33G) that can be used to unlock iPhones. There is a video that is useful to watch so that examiners can at least comprehend how ultra-thin the membrane is and how it is installed:-
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=JQSNJxis7Ds

Please note, this is not a promotion or advert for these products, the information provided is to assist examiners with observations about these devices that may form part of their evidence.