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Cellebrite is an Israeli digital forensics company based in Petah Tikva that sells tools to law enforcement, government agencies and businesses. Its flagship line is the Universal Forensic Extraction Device, known as UFED. Investigators use such products to extract, decode and analyse data from phones, computers and cloud accounts, and to produce reports that can be used as evidence.
Cellebrite has been in the news for both its business and its customers. In June 2025 it agreed to acquire Corellium, a maker of Arm-based virtualisation software, saying the tools would speed up finding mobile vulnerabilities. In December 2024 Amnesty International reported that Serbian authorities had used its tools on the phones of journalists and activists. In February 2025 Cellebrite said it had reviewed the claims under its ethics and integrity policy and suspended use by the customers concerned.
Extraction depends on how well a phone is protected, so the work is a constant contest with phone makers. Device makers add encryption, stronger passcode limits and security updates, while forensic vendors research ways to reach data on locked devices. Examiners also rely on legal authority, chain-of-custody records and training so that evidence stands up in court.
Police, prosecutors and security specialists say lawful data extraction helps investigators solve serious crimes. Privacy campaigners and rights groups say powerful tools need strong oversight and clear rules, because misuse can harm journalists, activists and ordinary people. In April 2021 the messaging app Signal published a critique saying Cellebrite's own software had security weaknesses. Both views are part of the continuing debate.
Cellebrite was founded in 1999 in Israel, and the UFED range became its best-known product. In August 2021 it listed on the Nasdaq as Cellebrite DI under the ticker CLBT after merging with a special purpose acquisition company. Since then it has reported results as a public company and has added acquisitions to its range of digital investigation software.
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