FBI Used New Cellebrite Software to Crack Trump Shooter’s Phone
- Initial attempt to access newer Samsung model didn’t work
- Cellebrite sent FBI technical support, unreleased software
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The FBI was given access to unreleased technology to access the phone of the man identified as the shooter of former President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the investigation.
As the FBI struggled to gain access on Sunday morning to the phone, they appealed directly to Cellebrite, a digital intelligence company founded in Israel that supplies technology to several US federal agencies, according to the people, who requested anonymity to speak freely about the case.