Recent research from Citizen Lab has exposed a concerning discrepancy between Cellebrite's public commitments and actual usage of their digital forensic tools. The investigation reveals that Russian authorities successfully employed Cellebrite's Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) to access the iPhone of detained opposition activist Andrey Pivovarov in June 2021. This incident occurred approximately three months after Cellebrite publicly announced they would cease sales and services to Russia and Belarus following international condemnation of the countries' human rights records. The discovery relies on compelling evidence including technical traces found directly on Pivovarov's device and what appears to be official Russian documentation confirming the
Russia Used Cellebrite on Jailed Activist's iPhone Months After Sales Cutoff
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