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the FBI paid hackers to help them crack the SanBer iPhone -- (link)

Posted by the brain (aka chris) Apr 12 '16, 17:24

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-paid-professional-hackers-one-time-fee-to-crack-san-bernardino-iphone/2016/04/12/5397814a-00de-11e6-9d36-33d198ea26c5_story.html (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Duh. -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 18:20 4
- except most speculation centered on the Israeli company -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 18:22 3
  - The israeli company that would have hacked it? Either way they're hackers. -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 18:26 2
    - hackers like Mr. Robot hackers, not a security firm -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 18:28 1
      - Potato, potato. -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 18:29
The fact they had contacts sez sumfin -- nm - budice Apr 12, 17:25 2
- it doesn't sound like these hackers would have any qualms about charging Apple the same money to tell them the crack - the brain Apr 12, 17:37 1
  - So we have the FBI paying a hacker group to do something that would otherwise be a crime, and I assume -- (edited) - Max Apr 12, 18:10
(and not apparently the Israeli firm as previously speculated) -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:25

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