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Magnet Forensics
Company blog · magnetforensics.com/blogsecurity
Magnet Forensics is the company blog at magnetforensics.com, writing about security. Since 2018, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 10 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (8) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Magnet Forensics' blog and product pages when discussing phone unlocking, GrayKey, iOS inactivity reboot, and forensic tools used by law enforcement.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 8 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Gain an Investigative Edge. We provide organizations with innovative tools to investigate cyberattacks and digital crimes.
Most-linked posts?
- /products/magnet-graykey/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-12-15
What Hacker News says?
Government contract data is public Here's a renewal of one, presumably basic, license: https://bidbanana.thebidlab.com/contract/4jKIvKMvZdoWo3d6K6q... The product is not publicly available, and is sold only B2G: https://www.magnetforensics.com/products/magnet-graykey/#par...
Comment linking /products/magnet-graykey/
on “Cops Can Bypass iPhone's Automatic Reboot to Get into Locked Phones”Submitted Free DFIR Tools as a story · 1 points
HN discussion"inactivity reboot" is in the device logs. https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/understanding-the-secur...
Comment linking /blog/understanding-the-security-impacts-of-ios-18s-inactivity-reboot/
on “New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm”Submitted Getting Evidence from iOS Screen Time Artifacts as a story · 1 points
HN discussionThere are other tools available as well to collect 'cloud' data. Such as Magnet AXIOM Cloud[1] and Cellebrite UFED Cloud[2]. These still require legal process in most cases. [1] https://www.magnetforensics.com/products/magnet-axiom/cloud/ [2] https://www.cellebrite.com/en/ufed-cloud/
Comment linking /products/magnet-axiom/cloud/
on “Transparency Report”Graykey, acquired by Magnet Forensics in its merger with Grayshift, is the market to watch here. They’re espousing support for unlocking iOS 18.x https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/graykey-supported-mobil...
Comment linking /blog/graykey-supported-mobile-devices/
on “Apple indeed added a feature called "inactivity reboot" in iOS 18.1”> Since then, a company called Grayshift launched the GrayKey, a small device that was capable to breaking into modern iPhones. Those devices proliferated across the country, to federal, state, and local law enforcement, and are now a mainstay in forensic investigations. Anyone know about GrayKey? Curious how it works. Their website ( https://www.magnetforensics.com/products/magnet-graykey/ ) claims “ Magnet Graykey…
Comment linking /products/magnet-graykey/
on “FBI Gains Access to Suspected Trump Shooter’s Password Locked Phone”Not to sound like a contrarian, but no. They would have thrown it in a faraday bag, cloned the device, and then would use one of the many existing forensic tools available to crack the pin. https://cellebrite.com/en/blog/the-access-gap-is-closed-what... https://www.magnetforensics.com/graykey-for-android-devices/
Comment linking /graykey-for-android-devices/
on “Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border”If working in this space interests you, I recommend checking out Magnet Forensics. They make the best tools for end users tasked with taking those recovered hard drives full of CSAM and performing the analysis. Great company to consider working for (I have no affiliation, just a longstanding respect for them). https://www.magnetforensics.com/blog/real-time-hash-matching...
Comment linking /blog/real-time-hash-matching-against-ncmec-now-in-magnet-griffeye-products/
on “PhotoDNA and Limitations (2021)”And so law enforcement just uses GreyKey[1] and problem solved for them. [1] https://www.magnetforensics.com/products/magnet-graykey/
Comment linking /products/magnet-graykey/
on “Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules”