FBI cracks into gunman’s iPhone using mysterious technique without Apple’s help

THE FBI says it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple’s help to break into an iPhone linked to the gunman in a California mass shooting.

The surprise development effectively ends a pitched court battle between Apple and the Obama administration.

The government told a federal court on Monday without any details that it accessed data on gunman Syed Farook’s iPhone and no longer requires Apple’s assistance. Farook and his wife died in a gun battle with police after killing 14 people in San Bernardino, California, in December.

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A lot of time wasted going to court to get Apple to hand over its keys to the Apple Kingdom..... now anyone on that phone who may have been responsible in helping the terrorists have probably disappeared into the mists.... smiley: eyes


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