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An Australian company helped the FBI crack the San Bernardino iPhone; here's how

It exploited a flaw in Mozilla's code

By Rob Thubron, April 15, 2021, 7:35 AM 19 comments

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Court says FBI doesn't have to reveal who helped unlock the San Bernardino iPhone

Or how much it paid

By Rob Thubron, October 2, 2017, 9:45 AM 7 comments

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Senator confirms the FBI paid $900,000 to access the San Bernardino iPhone

A lot of money, but less than the original $1.3 million estimate

By Rob Thubron, May 9, 2017, 3:00 PM 13 comments

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LAPD hacked iPhone 5s belonging to murdered wife of 'Shield' actor as FBI struggled with iPhone 5c

By Rob Thubron, May 5, 2016, 2:00 PM

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Unlocking the San Bernardino iPhone cost the FBI over $1.3 million

By Rob Thubron, April 22, 2016, 12:30 PM 8 comments

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FBI reportedly hacked San Bernardino iPhone using zero-day exploit revealed by professional hackers

By Rob Thubron, April 13, 2016, 8:30 AM 12 comments

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The FBI's iPhone unlocking tool doesn't work on newer iPhones

By Tim Schiesser, April 8, 2016, 9:30 AM

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FBI says it will help local and state law enforcement break into encrypted devices

By Rob Thubron, April 4, 2016, 6:15 AM

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FBI agrees to help unlock iPhone and iPod in Arkansas murder case

By Rob Thubron, March 31, 2016, 6:15 AM 29 comments

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An Israeli mobile forensics firm is reportedly helping the FBI crack the San Bernardino iPhone

By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2016, 11:45 AM