Washington – Judge: Apple Must Help US Hack San Bernardino Killer’s Phone

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    FILE - Tashfeen Malik, (L), and Syed Farook are pictured passing through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in this July 27, 2014 handout photo obtained by Reuters December 8, 2015.  Washington – A U.S. magistrate has ordered Apple to help the Obama administration hack into an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters in San Bernardino, California.

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    The ruling by Sheri Pym on Tuesday requires Apple to supply highly specialized software the FBI can load onto the phone to cripple a security encryption feature that erases data after too many unsuccessful unlocking attempts.

    Federal prosecutors told the judge they can’t access a county-owned work phone used by Syed Farook because they don’t know his passcode.

    By default, Apple has encrypted its iPhones to allow them only to be accessed using a passcode.

    Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people in a Dec. 2 shooting at a holiday luncheon for Farook’s co-workers. The couple later died in a police gun battle.‎


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    8 years ago

    This is a waste of time. Apple can’t decrypt an encrypted phone.