Any iPhone 5C ruing iOS 9 can now be by the FBI.
AppleHow much does it cost to hack into an iPhone? Not as much as we thought.
The FBI paid less the $1 million to hack into the iPhone 5C of one of the San Beardino shooters, Reuters reported Friday, a figure lower than some observers had previously estimated.
FBI Director James Comey said last week the govement had spent more money than he was set to make over the remainder of his tenure ruing the bureau. This was calculated to be $1.3 million.
The software mechanism purchased by the FBI from an undisclosed security company can also be used by the govement to unlock other iPhone 5C models ruing the latest Apple software, even though the FBI doesn't understand how it works, sources cited by Reuters said.
The FBI didn't respond to a request for comment.
The agency bought the mechanism after Apple refused to create a backdoor through its encrypted software, in spite of a court order demanding it do so.
Apple objected to the govement's request, saying it was impossible to break its own encryption and creating a workaround would compromise the security of all iPhones. The company's transparency report, released earlier this week, shows it complied with around 80 percent of requests made by the US govement in the second half of last year.
The tech industry rallied around Apple, lending support as it prepared to battle the FBI in court. But the govement dropped the case after finding the alteative means to crack the phone's security.
Comey might know that the hack was pricey, but the sources cited by Reuters say he doesn't know which company supplied the technology, in spite of his seniority. Previous reports suggested an Israeli security firm was behind the hack.
The mechanism was purchased with a one-off payment and can be used again.
The contents of the iPhone, which belonged to San Beardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, are still being examined, but early investigations aren't thought to have produced any noteworthy discoveries. In particular, the FBI hopes to discover whether Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, had co-conspirators.
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