Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department have found a way to cross the line drawn by smartphone security.
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty ImagesThe LAPD has cracked a locked iPhone crucial to a murder investigation, in the latest example of investigators taking on the security features of technological devices.
A "forensic cellphone expert" successfully unlocked the phone so it could be examined by attoeys, according to the Los Angeles Times. The LAPD has not revealed how it the iPhone 5S, which was locked by a passcode and had been disabled by investigators' previous attempts to access the device.
The iPhone belonged to April Jace, who was shot and killed in LA in 2014. Her husband, actor Michael Jace, best known for his role as a conflicted LAPD officer in police drama "The Shield", is accused of her murder. Investigators believe that text messages between the couple are relevant to the case.
Earlier this year, the US govement faced off with Apple when the manufacturer refused an order to unlock an iPhone coected to the 2015 San Beadino terrorist attack. The standoff ended when the FBI apparently found an alteative method to unlock the phone.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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