FBI paid more than $1 million to break into the San Bernadino iPhone
Summary
After having an extended and acrimonious sparring with Apple, the FBI has paid an astonishing amount of more than $1 million to hack into the gunman’s iPhone used in the San Bernadino shooting. This ends a legal battle between the FBI and Apple but leaves the question of law enforcement access to information unresolved.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey has revealed that the FBI had to pay a whopping amount to a private agency for letting the former break into the iPhone used by the gunman in the San Bernadino shooting. When asked about the quantum of the amount, Comey alluded to a greater amount than what his remainder of the service