Cellebrite buys Corellium to help cops bust phone encryption

Cellebrite announced a $170 million deal to acquire Corellium, combining Cellebrite’s digital forensics offerings with Corellium’s iOS/Android virtualization technology to enhance lawful device access and analysis for investigators. The piece reviews Corellium’s history with Apple’s lawsuit, links to the San Bernardino iPhone unlocking effort, and cofounder Chris Wade’s move to CTO at Cellebrite, noting the deal awaits CFIUS and other approvals. The companies position the merger as creating a major white-hat hacking provider for law enforcement.