FBI Hacks New York iPhone

The United States Department of Justice has recently announced that it dropped its legal request to have Apple unlock an iPhone involved in a New York drug case as the FBI managed to hack the device on its own.

This is the second iPhone hacked by the FBI in just two months, raising more concerns that more devices could be exposed to the unlocking software held by the bureau.

According to court documents, an “individual” provided the passcode for the iPhone 5s belonging to Jun Feng, who was involved in a drug case in Brooklyn. Feng previously said that he forgot the password for the device, so the FBI asked Apple to break into the iPhone.

It’s not yet clear if the individual that the FBI names in its court papers is working for the agency or is an outside party, but more information will certainly emerge in the coming days.

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