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FBI Hire Hackers To Open San Bernardino iPhone

The FBI have said that they may found help from a “third party” who will be able to assist them in unlocking the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters.  Despite Apple’s refusal to comply with demands from the FBI to unlock the iPhone and supply them with the source code – the federal agency may have found a possible way in which to hack open the encrypted iPhone without the need for Apple to cooperate. Cloudtweaks.com reports: “On Sunday, March 20, 2016, an outside party demonstrated to the FBI a possible method for unlocking Farook’s iPhone,” the Justice Department’s lawyers briefed the court. “Testing is required to determine whether it is a viable method that will not compromise data on Farook’s iPhone. If the method is viable, it should eliminate the need for the assistance from Apple…set forth in the All Writs Act Order in this case.” The federal judge hearing the case agreed to the government’s plea to postpone Tuesday’s hearing so as to allow the FBI just enough time to evaluate the new method. The Justice Department will update the court on April 5, as reported by Reuters. Why This Sudden Change In The Government’s Stand? [...]