Apple iPhone Spyware & Stalkerware Detection: Uncovering Digital Compromise
If you suspect your Apple iPhone or iPad has been compromised by advanced surveillance tools, Carney Forensics offers a meticulous, multi-layered digital forensics service designed to identify evidence of infection and compromise. Leveraging our deep expertise and a suite of industry-leading forensic technologies, we provide a definitive, trial-ready assessment of your device’s security status.
Comprehensive Threat Detection
Our process is engineered to detect a wide spectrum of mobile threats, from sophisticated, state-sponsored attacks to commercially available stalkerware and non-consensual tracking apps.
Nation-State & Advanced Spyware (Pegasus, Predator, and others): We are equipped to identify the most advanced threats used against high-value targets, which are often clandestinely deployed by government-affiliated groups. This includes evidence of:
- Pegasus (NSO Group)
- Predator (Intellexa/Cytrox)
- Candiru
- Wintego (Helios)
- EagleMsgSpy
- KingsPawn (QuaDreams)
- Operation Triangulation
- NoviSpy
- DarkSword
- Coruna / CryptoWaters
Consumer Retail Spyware & Stalkerware: Unlike military-grade spyware, stalkerware is commercially developed and distributed, often marketed for parental monitoring but frequently repurposed for surreptitious surveillance. We scan for dozens of possible instances of stalkerware and watchware, including:
- FlexiSPY
- mSpy
- Spyera
- Cocospy
Location & Tracking Software Detection: We also search for forensic artifacts left behind by legitimate or quasi-legitimate apps that can be misused for non-consensual tracking, allowing us to build a complete picture of digital monitoring. This includes apps such as:
- Life360
- Verizon Family
- Find My (Apple’s native location sharing)
- Other persistent third-party location-sharing applications.
Our Four-Pillar Forensic Approach
To ensure the most thorough examination, our service utilizes four best-in-class tools and methodologies:
- Amnesty International’s Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT): We utilize MVT to scan encrypted iPhone backup extractions for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with nation-state malware.
- Industry-Leading Forensic Tools: We employ multiple industry-leading mobile device forensic tools, such as Cellebrite UFED and Oxygen Forensic Detective, to perform malware and spyware scans of a forensic copy (extraction) of your iPhone’s full file system. These tools include sophisticated scanners like BitDefender and Avira.
- Third-Party Spyware Service: We incorporate a powerful, third-party spyware detection app that is subscribed to by over one million iPhone users for regular scans, providing a crucial check against a broad range of contemporary threats.
- Forensic Extraction and Analysis: The process begins with a forensically sound full file system extraction and keychain recovery from your iOS device, allowing for the decryption of messaging and vaults to recover hidden artifacts.
Our goal is to provide material evidentiary findings that can be presented at court, and settlement talks, to support your legal team’s theory of the case.
