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Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Cellebrite To Acquire Phone Forensics Startup Corellium For $200 Million
Cellebrite and Corellium are providing new tools to police departments and intelligence agencies for getting data from cellphones. When trying to find a vulnerability in Apple iPhones or Android devices, many cybersecurity researchers now use a tool from Florida-based startup Corellium. Rather than risk breaking a physical device when they hack it, which they'd subsequently have to replace, they can create a virtual version of the phone in Corellium. Now, Cellebrite, one of the largest providers of phone forensics tools, has acquired Corellium for $200 million, a major merger that promises to give law enforcement unprecedented tooling for extracting data from seized electronics. The deal is a coup for founder and CEO Chris Wade, who in the last five years alone settled a major copyright lawsuit from Apple and received a pardon from President Trump for his role in providing proxy servers to a pair of spammers who were convicted of cybercrimes back in the mid-2000s. Wade avoided prison time, doing undercover work for the Department of Justice. 'The FBI and Department of Justice leaned on him to help secure the United States, that's a pretty bold testimonial.' Now, Wade will start a new chapter as the chief technology officer at Cellebrite, which is listed on the Nasdaq with a $3 billion market cap and posted over $400 million in revenue in 2024. The $200 million deal will consist of $150 million in cash, $20 million of restricted stock, and another $30 million in cash if certain, unspecified performance milestones are hit over the next two years. 'We've been a customer of Corellium for many years,' said Cellebrite CEO Tom Honan. As soon as he learned Wade was looking for a buyer earlier this year, Cellebrite 'jumped on that immediately and pursued being their ultimate home.' Wade told Forbes he was excited to work for a company whose technology is used on 1.5 million law enforcement investigations every year. 'That's a phenomenal statistic,' Wade said. 'Imagine the real world impact of that. That was something I wanted to be involved with.' Cellebrite and Corellium make for a good fit. Cellebrite offers a range of tools that come with the promise of accessing data on phones and PCs even when they're locked; its largest federal customer is Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), with its biggest order at $9.6 million in August last year. However, with devices like the iPhone continually adding layers of security, Cellebrite and rivals like Atlanta-based Grayshift have to find operating system flaws that can be exploited to allow them to bypass such barriers and get at data. Corellium's software makes finding those weaknesses easier by allowing the user to quickly spin up any make or model of a device within a PC app and test a given hack. For law enforcement, that means a cheaper and more efficient way to find exploits that could get them crucial evidence in an investigation. Corellium's software is also used by all manner of defensive and offensive cyber researchers probing software for vulnerabilities. While being sold direct into police agencies, Corellium will continue to be developed and sold to private customers like banking giant Santander and defense contractor L3Harris. The merged business also plans to debut a new beta product called Mirror that enables police to make a virtual version of a seized device and all the data that's on it. Wade thinks it'll help prosecutors show a jury exactly what's on a criminal's phone, presenting more compelling evidence compared to screenshots from technical-looking forensic tools. There's another benefit to Corellium's virtual devices. Sometimes forensics tools like Cellebrite's aren't compatible with certain mobile apps, meaning they won't retrieve data from them; Mirror will allow cops to look through those apps, says Wade, effectively giving them more complete access to what's on the device. Even before the deal, Cellebrite and Corellium had already been collaborating on an AI-powered service to detect government-made spyware on cellphones. The AI will look at a replicated version of a phone's operating system and identify 'deviations or any execution of foreign code on the device,' Wade said. 'This is something that's never been done before,' he said. 'It'll make it much easier to track down these kinds of state sponsored malware attacks.' While Wade's connections to Trump and the DOJ might turn heads, Cellebrite CEO Tom Hogan said he's not concerned about the optics. 'The fact that the United States government, the FBI and Department of Justice leaned on him to help secure the United States, that's a pretty bold testimonial,' Hogan added.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Bytewells Launches Revolutionary Web Scraping Platform with AI-Powered Data Enrichment — Empowering Businesses to Unlock the Full Potential of Online Data
Bulgaria, June 5, 2025 -- A web scraping platform announced the official launch of its innovative service, which is designed to simplify data extraction and enhance it with powerful AI enrichment. With an intuitive user interface, ready-made scrapers, customizable AI agents, and flexible pricing, Bytewells is set to transform how businesses, researchers, and developers access and utilize web data. In today's data-driven world, gathering and analyzing online information is critical for competitive advantage. Bytewells addresses this need by offering a comprehensive platform that extracts data from various websites and enriches it with AI-generated insights, making raw data more actionable and valuable. Bytewells' platform is designed with simplicity and power in mind. Users can quickly extract structured data from popular sources such as Google Maps, e-commerce sites, government portals, and industry-specific platforms. The platform's standout feature is its AI enrichment capability, which leverages advanced AI agents — including integrations with ChatGPT — to add meaningful context and additional information to scraped data. For example, businesses can extract business listings from Google Maps and automatically generate detailed descriptions, contact information, and other relevant metadata with a single click. This seamless combination of scraping and AI enrichment saves time, reduces manual effort, and enhances data quality. Bytewells offers a vast library of pre-built scrapers tailored for popular websites across industries such as finance, healthcare, real estate, e-commerce, and more. Users can start scraping immediately without the need for technical expertise. Bytewells provides custom scraper development services for unique or niche data needs, ensuring clients get the required data. The platform's AI agents enrich scraped data by adding new columns with valuable information like names, emails, addresses, and descriptive content, enabling more profound insights and smarter decision-making. Bytewells' user-friendly dashboard allows users to monitor data extraction progress, manage projects, and visualize results effortlessly. Users can access their data programmatically via Bytewells' API, facilitating integration with internal systems, CRMs, marketing tools, and analytics platforms. Bytewells operates on a pay-per-result credit system, eliminating monthly fees and long-term commitments. Users only pay for the data they acquire, with credits rolling over and volume discounts available for large-scale projects. Bytewells prioritizes data privacy, securely storing all user data and never sharing it with third parties, ensuring compliance with industry standards. One of Bytewells' flagship offerings is the Google Maps Scraper, which enables users to extract comprehensive business listings, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and reviews. This tool is invaluable for sales teams, marketers, and researchers who rely on accurate local business data to drive outreach, competitive analysis, and market research. The Google Maps Scraper is complemented by the Google Maps Reviews Scraper, which collects customer reviews and ratings, providing rich sentiment data to inform customer experience strategies. Bytewells has developed over 200 custom scrapers tailored to specific industries and websites, including Canadian platforms like for dental services, for aerospace, for real estate, etc. This extensive catalog allows users to quickly find and deploy scrapers relevant to their sector, accelerating data acquisition and analysis. With over 1 billion data points scraped and over 5 years of combined team experience, Bytewells has established itself as a trusted partner for businesses seeking reliable and scalable web scraping solutions. The company boasts a 100% support ticket resolution rate within 24 hours, reflecting its commitment to customer success. Independent reviews and user feedback from platforms such as G2, TrustPilot, Product Hunt, and Reddit highlight Bytewells' ease of use, competitive pricing, superior AI enrichment capabilities, and responsive customer support compared to other scraping tools like PhantomBuster, Oxlyabs, and Lobstr. To encourage adoption and demonstrate the platform's capabilities, Bytewells offers a free trial with 500 credits and no credit card required. This allows users to explore the platform, test ready-made scrapers, and experience AI enrichment firsthand without financial commitment. 'We believe data should be accessible, actionable, and affordable for everyone,' said the Bytewells team. 'Our platform empowers users to unlock the full potential of web data by combining powerful scraping technology with intelligent AI enrichment. Whether you're a small business, a freelancer, or a large enterprise, Bytewells makes data extraction and analysis simple, fast, and cost-effective.' About Bytewells: Bytewells is a leading web scraping and AI enrichment platform dedicated to helping businesses and individuals easily extract, enrich, and utilize web data. Founded by a team of data and AI experts, Bytewells combines advanced scraping technology with AI-powered agents to deliver high-quality, structured data tailored to user needs. The platform supports various industries and offers flexible pricing models to suit projects of all sizes. 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