DOJ Says It Hacked Into Encrypted iPhone -- Without Apple's Help
LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had succeeded in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters and dropped its legal case against Apple, ending a high-stakes legal battle but leaving the broader struggle over encryption unresolved. After saying for weeks in court filings and congressional testimony that Apple possessed the "exclusive technical means" to unlock Farook's phone, the Justice Department unexpectedly announced on the eve of a court hearing last week that an unidentified outside party had presented it with a technique that might open the phone without help from Apple. In a two-page court filing on Monday, the Justice Department said the government had "successfully accessed the data stored on Farook’s iPhone and therefore no longer requires the assistance from Apple." “It remains a priority for the government to ensure that law enforcement can obtain crucial digital information to protect national security and public safety, either with cooperation from relevant parties, or through the court system when cooperation fails,” Justice Department spokeswoman Melanie Newman said.
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