Cybersecurity
The FBI Can Unlock Florida Terrorist’s iPhones Without Apple
- Security experts say U.S. can crack iPhone 5 and 7 passcodes
- Apple has refused to build backdoor around iPhone security
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The FBI is pressing Apple Inc. to help it break into a terrorist’s iPhones, but the government can hack into the devices without the technology giant, according to experts in cybersecurity and digital forensics.
Investigators can exploit a range of security vulnerabilities -- available directly or through providers such as Cellebrite and Grayshift -- to break into the phones, the security experts said.