FBI could have unlock iPhone 5c without Apple’s help in under two days
It turns out the FBI could have beaten Apple’s ten-try limit to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone 5c using cheap and easily available tools.
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News about iPhone 5C
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The FBI paid more than $1 million to hack the San Bernardino iPhone
FBI Director James Comey still won't say who hacked the San Bernardino iPhone for the FBI, or how the hack works, but we now know it was expensive.
Susie Ochs | 22 Apr | Read more
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FBI takes heat for keeping iPhone hack details under wraps
Criticism is mounting as the agency is reportedly trying its iPhone cracking method on more devices.
Caitlin McGarry | 02 Apr | Read more
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Apple vs. FBI: How iOS 8 changed everything
The battle over iPhone encryption began 18 months ago, Bloomberg reports.
Caitlin McGarry | 22 Mar | Read more
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Obama on encryption: 'It's fetishizing our phones above every other value'
At South by Southwest Interactive, President Obama warned that taking an "absolutist stance" on privacy vs. encryption isn't the right answer.
Caitlin McGarry | 12 Mar | Read more
Features about iPhone 5C
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Podcast 496: Apple vs. the FBI
Glenn and Susie are joined by Rich Mogull, and everyone is angry. Enjoy!
Susie Ochs, Glenn Fleishman, Rich Mogull | 25 Feb | Read more