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FBI Paid Professional Hackers One-Time Fee To Crack San Bernardino iPhone
There's another new wrinkle in the never-ending FBI vs Apple saga. The Washington Post is claiming that FBI did not require Cellebrite's assistance in hacking San Bernardino iPhone. Instead, the report claims, the government intelligence organization bought a previously unknown security bug from a group of professional hackers. According to the report, the hacker group provided FBI with at least one zero-day flaw in the iPhone 5c's security, which enabled FBI to circumvent the lockscreen and other security features. The bug hasn't been disclosed. FBI has previously noted that the technique it utilized in breaking into the iPhone 5c does not work with any new iPhone models (iPhone 5s or newer).
i was telling people that the FBI was lying and Cellbright did not sell them anything to do this...
Remember kids, DO NOT TRUST law enforcement. they are not there for your protection.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Unlikely. It was Farouk's work phone, and he and his wife had personal phones. Before the attack, he and his wife made sure to destroy their personal phones. They left this one alone so either he forgot about it or there was nothing on it worth destroying. Even Bernandino County officials admitted they suspected the phone had little information on it.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.