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FBI Director: Agency Paid $1.3 Million to Crack iPhone

HeadlineApr 22, 2016

FBI Director James Comey has suggested the agency paid around $1.3 million to hack into the iPhone of suspected San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook after Apple refused to offer the FBI a backdoor into the phone. The legal battle between the FBI and Apple ended when the FBI said it had cracked the iPhone without Apple’s help.

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