In this chapter, we reviewed acquisition methods for two distinct generations of BlackBerry devices: BlackBerry OS 1 through 7 and BlackBerry 10. We learned how to acquire BlackBerry backups depending on the OS, and reviewed a vulnerability allowing us to recover a device passcode if its media card was encrypted in legacy BlackBerry OS devices. We did not look at BlackBerry Android devices, as their acquisition approach would be similar to acquiring any other Android device.
The next chapter discusses obstacles, special cases, and considerations when acquiring mobile devices.