Unnamed sources cited by the Washington Post contradict the widely-held belief that it was Israel-based mobile forensics company Cellebrite which helped the FBI hack into the locked San Bernardino iPhone. The report say that the agency was instead approached by a group of freelance hackers who revealed an iPhone passcode vulnerability to the FBI in return for a one-time fee.
The FBI cracked a San Bernardino terrorist’s phone with the aid of professional hackers who discovered and brought to the bureau at least one previously unknown software flaw,according to people familiar with the matter […]
The researchers, who typically keep a low profile, and specialize in hunting for vulnerabilities in software and then in some cases selling them to the U.
S. government. They were paid a one-time flat fee for the solution … more…
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Source: 9to5mac.com