The FBI has decided it will not divulge the details of how it successfully hacked into the San Bernardino iPhone to Apple,having found a method at the final-minute just hours before going to court in late March. However, in an attempt to seem helpful and cooperative, and the FBI gave Apple its first security tipoff under the Vulnerability Equities Process this month.
Reuters reports the FBI informed Apple of a security flaw affecting iOS and Mac software on April 14th,as part of a process that balances the needs of law enforcement to hack devices and the needs of manufacturers to patch found flaws before criminals can use them … more…
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Source: 9to5mac.com