Cellebrite DI Ltd

Cellebrite DI Ltd. develops and sells digital forensic tools, including its Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED), which are used by law enforcement and correctional agencies worldwide. These tools are deployed within carceral systems for evidence collection and inmate monitoring. The company's technology is integrated into prison and detention center operations, supporting the infrastructure of for-profit incarceration.

AFSC Investigate documents that Cellebrite's tools have been used in criminal prosecutions against activists. Amnesty International reports indicate the company's UFED tools have been used by police to unlock phones during arrests, with specific documented misuse against environmental activists and protesters in Serbia. While Cellebrite markets its solutions for detecting fraud and abuse within agencies, its core products serve correctional and law enforcement customers, deriving revenue from the carceral system.

Cellebrite DI Ltd is an Israeli digital forensics firm that provides phone hacking and data extraction tools used by law enforcement and government agencies. AFSC Investigate identifies the company as a priority target for divestment due to its operations materially supporting activities in occupied territories.

The company's technology has been documented in use by authorities targeting civil society. In January 2026, legal documents outlined the use of Cellebrite’s forensic extraction tool on phones owned by activists detained by Jordanian police under the country's Cybercrimes Law. In December 2024, Amnesty International reported Serbian authorities used Cellebrite tools to unlock phones during a police surveillance campaign targeting journalists and activists.

Cellebrite DI Ltd. develops and sells digital forensic extraction technology, primarily to law enforcement and government agencies. Its core product suite enables the physical extraction and analysis of data from mobile devices, including locked or encrypted phones.

This technology has been documented as a tool enabling human rights abuses. In December 2024, Amnesty International reported that Serbian authorities used Cellebrite tools to unlock phones before infecting them with spyware as part of a surveillance campaign targeting activists and journalists. In January 2026, a report by The Citizen Lab, Front Line Defenders, and Access Now detailed how Jordanian authorities used Cellebrite technology to access the phones of detained civil society members following protests, enabling further surveillance. These incidents illustrate a pattern where Cellebrite’s forensic tools facilitate state-level surveillance of civil society.