The FBI and U.S. justice Department are consulted about the use of the method by which the iPhone was hacked arrow from San Bernardino (California), in the investigation of other cases related to smartphone Apple. It is reported TASS with reference to The Washington Post.
“The Ministry of justice and the FBI is being consulted on how to use the method, thanks to which managed to crack the smartphone terrorists, staged the shooting, in other cases investigated by local law enforcement agencies in different States,” said a source in the Bureau.
In his opinion, it will be quite a difficult task, since the FBI for security purposes, has classified the method itself that may become the first obstacle for the police on the ground. “The manual has a desire to assist local law enforcement agencies, but no one knows how to get out of this situation”, – said the representative of the security services.
In addition, the method itself will likely be relevant just a few months – the Apple experts can find and fix the vulnerability in the security of iOS devices. And after the next renewal of the authorities will have to find a new method of hacking phones by the company. The FBI representative also stressed that the organization, whose name was not disclosed, helped the secret service to establish a method of hacking for a fee.
On Monday, U.S. authorities said that they managed to gain access to the information contained on the iPhone Farouk said terrorists involved in the attack on the center for the disabled in December of last year. In this regard, the Ministry of justice withdrew its previously filed lawsuit against Apple and asked the court to cancel an injunction requiring the company to assist in hacking the device.
How the authorities managed to crack the iPhone for Apple, is still unknown. FBI Director James Comey said earlier that the Bureau addressed “to all who could be useful” to assist in unlocking iPhone. According to sources, the U.S. authorities asked to crack the device including hackers.
Earlier it was reported that Apple plans to figure out how the FBI was able to crack the iPhone Farouk. The company also said it would take measures to prevent such in the future. In Cupertino noted that the funds that were used by the FBI most likely will open due to leakage of information, and then Apple will make the corresponding protection.
