Days after unlocking the San Bernardino iPhone, the FBI is set to aid in cracking another
Apr01
3 days. 72 hours. A weekend of binge-watched ’24’ episodes. That’s how long it took the FBI to agree to put its newfound iPhone hacking skills to use in a case that didn’t involve Syed Farook and fell well outside of the bright lights of the 24-hour news cycle, or congress. Yesterday, the FBI agreed to help an Arkansas prosecutor unlock two Apple devices — an iPhone and an iPod — to aid in the prosecution of two teenagers accused of murder. Faulkner County Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland confirmed that the FBI agreed to a request from his office to unlock both devices…
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