Apple says it won’t sue FBI to find out how San Bernadino iPhone 5c was hacked (Summary)

Apple revealed that it has no plan on suing the bureau to find out how it hacked the iPhone 5c used by San Bernadino shooter, Syed Farook. Apple’s officials said that they are certain the method used by the FBI would not be a security concern for its users.

Apple began implementing secure hardware enclave that makes it difficult to crack into passcode-locked iOS devices, beginning with the iPhone 5s and Touch ID. Because of this, FBI director, James Comey said “the hack used won’t unlock anything newer than the iPhone 5c”.

Comey also stated that, “this doesn’t work on 6s, doesn’t work on 5s and so we have a tool that works on a narrow slice of phones.

The FBI director is equivocal as to whether or not they would tell Apple about the method used because they may lose what little access they have to unlock locked iPhones.

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http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/04/08/apple-says-it-wont-sue-fbi-to-find-out-how-san-bernardino-iphone-5c-was-hacked